Overview
- The crash on Saturday morning in Wheatland left three people injured, with two flown to a Milwaukee trauma center and one taken to a Kenosha hospital.
- First crews arrived to find two people in the roadway, a third person trapped in a wrecked car, and another vehicle fully on fire.
- Firefighters from Twin Lakes, Wheatland, and Randall spent nearly an hour freeing a trapped woman and called in two Flight for Life helicopters, the region’s air ambulances to Froedtert’s trauma center.
- Before responders reached her, bystander Tom Nevala pulled a trapped driver out through a back seat and carried her away from the burning car.
- Authorities say the crash remains under investigation and have released no details on possible contributing factors.