Lt. Joseph Nosalik, Kenosha Police Department
Kenosha police and state authorities continued an investigation Sunday into a fatal crash at the intersection of Washington Road and 22nd Avenue Saturday night.
The crash claimed the life of a woman who was driving one of three vehicles involved. Her identity has not yet been released.
Police along with the Wisconsin State Patrol Traffic Reconstruction Unit responded to a 11:30 p.m. car crash that involved multiple vehicles, according to a news release issued by Lt. Joseph Nosalik of the Kenosha Police Department.
Police said a vehicle operated by a 36-year-old Illinois resident entered the intersection of Washington Road and 22nd Avenue, against a red traffic control signal, while traveling west on Washington Road. That vehicle collided with a northbound vehicle resulting in a secondary collision with another vehicle being driven east on Washington Road.
The driver of the eastbound vehicle, a 27-year-old Illinois woman, died as a result of the crash.
The driver and passenger of the westbound vehicle were arrested. Their identities have not yet been released by authorities.
Nosalik said the incident was not the result of a police pursuit.
The crash remains under investigation and charges will be referred to the Kenosha County District Attorney, according to police.
Terry Flores
Reporter
