Thanks to the quick action of a Manitowoc County resident, a charge of Operating While Intoxicated is the worst that happened to a Kewaunee County woman who crashed into a barn and started it on fire early Tuesday morning.
According to the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department, the 21-year-old woman was traveling north on State Highway 42 north of Irish Road in the Township of Two Creeks when her SUV left the roadway and entered a ditch. Her vehicle went airborne when it struck a culvert and went right into a nearby barn. The barn and the SUV were on fire when a 41-year-old Manitowoc County man sprung into action and pulled the driver out to safety.
Manitowoc County Sheriff Dan Hartwig credited the Good Samaritan for preventing further injury from happening to the driver. He also thanked the Manitowoc Joint Dispatch Center, Two Creeks Fire Department, Two Creeks First Responders, Mishicot Fire Department, Mishicot Ambulance, City of Two Rivers Fire Department, and PK’s Towing for their assistance putting the blaze out and removing the vehicle from the barn. The Kewaunee County woman was transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. No other people or animals were hurt as a result of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation.
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Media Release
A Good Samaritan Rescues a Woman from a Vehicle on Fire
The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred in the early morning hours of April 26, on STH 42, north of Irish Road, in the Township of Two Creeks.
Preliminary information indicates that a 21-year-old woman from Kewaunee County was traveling northbound on STH 42 in a 2019 GMC Terrain SUV. Her vehicle left the roadway and entered the east ditch, where it struck a culvert causing the vehicle to go airborne. The SUV started on fire after colliding with a nearby barn.
Shortly after hearing the crash occur, a 41-year-old Manitowoc County man quickly ran towards the crash location, unbuckled the driver’s seatbelt, and removed the operator from the vehicle, which was on fire. Thanks to this selfless act and a willingness to intervene, this man’s actions prevented further injury from occurring.
Responding Fire Department personnel were quickly able to extinguish the fully engulfed vehicle and the barn that had also caught on fire.
The operator was transported by ambulance to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. No other people or animals were injured due to this crash and fire. The operator of the vehicle was subsequently charged with 1st offense operating while intoxicated.
We would like to thank the following agencies who assisted with this crash: Manitowoc Joint Dispatch Center, Two Creeks Fire Department, Two Creeks First Responders, Mishicot Fire Department, Mishicot Ambulance, City of Two Rivers Fire Department, and PK’s Towing.
Dan Hartwig - Sheriff
