Manitowoc County Sheriff's Dept.
A 47-year-old from Illinois lost her life in a rollover accident in Manitowoc County on Sunday.
Manitowoc County Sheriff Dan Hartwig says the accident happened at about 4:35 p.m. on Sunday when a Jeep Wrangler, operated by an 18-year-old Illinois woman traveling northbound on I-43, lost a rear tire, sending the vehicle out of control. The jeep left the roadway and overturned upon entering the median. A 47-year-old passenger was ejected from the vehicle in the rollover and died despite life-saving attempts at the scene. The driver was transported by ambulance and treated for minor injuries.
That accident closed I-43 for 3 hours Sunday afternoon between Manitowoc County Highway “C” and US-151, and the crash remains under investigation.
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