MOUNT PLEASANT, WI : Two injured after apparent OWI crash in Mount Pleasant on Friday, November, 17th 2017
Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
Two people were transported to the hospital late Friday after a vehicle was involved in a serious crash and ended up wrapped around a tree.
Police believe alcohol and speed may have been factors in the crash.
On Friday, at 10:56 p.m., the Mount Pleasant Police Department responded with the South Shore Fire Department to the 1400 block of Oakes Road following a report of a vehicle crashed into a tree, according to a Mount Pleasant Police Department release issued Saturday morning.
The front-seat passenger, identified as Mary F. Pagano, 34, of Mount Pleasant, was trapped in the vehicle and had shallow breathing and was unresponsive.
Mount Pleasant officers cut her from her seat belt and assisted her until South Shore Fire Department paramedics could render advanced aid.
South Shore firefighters had to cut apart the vehicle and remove her.
Upon removal, she was transported to the emergency room at Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine. She was in stable condition as of early Saturday morning.
Upon further Investigation, police determined that the driver, Nicholas B. Putz, 35 of Elm Grove, had a strong odor of intoxicants emanating from him.
He also had a laceration to his head and was transported to the Ascension All Saints Hospital for minor injuries.
The Wisconsin State Patrol was contacted to respond to the scene and they conducted a reconstruction investigation of the crash scene along with Mount Pleasant officers.
The incident remains under investigation by Mount Pleasant Police and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
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Two injured after apparent OWI crash in Mount Pleasant