WINGVILLE TOWNSHIP, Wis. – Nine people were injured when a car packed over its capacity with teens was involved in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday near Wingville Township.Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene of the accident around 6:30 p.m. at Grant County G and Oak Grove Road and used the Jaws of Life to extricate at least one passenger, Tamara Graf, 18, of Lancaster, from the car, according the Grant County Sheriff’s Department.Graf was flown by helicopter to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison, along with Steve Krueger, 18, of Montfort, and Julie Graf, 17, and Leah Sanson, 17, both of Lancaster, authorities said. Julie Graf sustained a head injury, Sanson sustained spinal, pelvic and chest injuries, and Krueger and Tamara Graf sustained pelvic fractures.Sanson was listed in critical condition and Krueger in good condition. Hospital officials said they had no information for Julie or Tamara Graf on Thursday morning.Two others in the car were injured, including Amber Simpson, 17, of Lancaster, who sustained a pelvic fracture and punctured lung. The driver, Kipp Holman, 18, of Montfort, sustained a chest injury.The people in the other vehicle had less severe injuries, authorities said. The driver, David Lange, 55, of Montfort, received lacerations and bruising, and a passenger, Stephanie Maag, 19, of Fennimore, complained of back pain. Lori Reinsbach, 45, of Fennimore, had chest pains and a broken foot. The victims were transported to various area hospitals.Lange was headed south on Grant County G in a mid-sized truck when Holman pulled out in front of him from Oak Grove Road, police said. Lange struck Holman’s car on the passenger side and it slid into a ditch, ejecting several passengers.Police said it’s still unknown whether anyone was wearing a seat belt, but the car, a 2000 Plymouth Neon, is intended to seat five people. With six occupants, there would have been at least one person without a properly secured safety belt.The crash is under investigation.
Originally published by TH staff.
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