Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Muskego Woman Dies in Accident
Police investigate a single-vehicle crash, which occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, and left an 18-year-old Muskego woman dead
Editor's note: this story was updated 7:30 a.m., Jan. 20.
Muskego police are investigating a crash on Henneberry Drive on Saturday that resulted in the death of an 18-year-old Muskego woman.
According to Muskego police:
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At 1:16 a.m., police and Tess Corners Fire Department responded to the report of a single-vehicle accident in the W20300 block of Henneberry Drive, on Muskego's south side.
The driver, an 18-year-old Muskego woman, was trapped in the vehicle, and had to be extricated. She was taken to Froedtert Hospital, where she died from injuries. While police are not releasing her name, they have confirmed she was a 2012 Muskego High School graduate.
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The woman struck a utility pole that stands in Les Gumieny's yard, and he rushed out to assist the woman after hearing the crash, according to Fox 6.
Gumieny said the woman was conscious when he reached her but was in obvious pain. He said the vehicle had serious front end damage but didn't think the accident was as serious as it turned out.
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