PLEASANT PRAIRIE – A Kenosha teen was cited after he reportedly drove a vehicle through a flashing red light at the intersection of 85th Street and 39th Avenue and collided with a village police vehicle late Sunday.
The crash occurred at 11:35 p.m. while the officer was on routine patrol and driving northbound on 39th Avenue approaching the intersection when the 18-year-old driver of the vehicle, traveling westbound on 85th Street, entered without stopping and the two cars collided, according to Lt. Pete Jung of the Pleasant Prairie Police Department. According to Jung, traffic on 39th Avenue has a flashing yellow light at the intersection, while 85th Street has a flashing red light and must come to a stop.
Although fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene, neither the officer nor the driver of the westbound vehicle were injured. Three passengers in the vehicle that struck the squad car also were not injured, Jung said.
“Our officer was not injured. The squad, I can’t say as much for,” said Jung, who noted the police vehicle was a favorite among village officers.
The Wisconsin State Patrol was called to investigate the crash and the driver was cited for failure to stop for the flashing red signal.
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Snow clings to trees along Highway A in Somers on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.
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A squirrel jumps across the snow along the multi-use path near Anderson Park on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.
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Snow sits atop a railing on the path in Petrifying Springs Park on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.
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Snow and ice cover branches on a tree in Petrifying Springs Park on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.
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Snow sits on top of the Pike River on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.
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Children sled down a hill toward a six-foot tall snowman in the 8900 block of 41st Avenue on Saturday. The leftovers from the second winter storm of the season had many outside, either enjoying the snow or shoveling it.
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Sam Suaceda blows snow as his son, Ian, 9, plays in the yard in the Grant neighborhood on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.
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A snow plow makes its way down a city street on Dec. 30.
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Robert Fisher, 5, right attempts to catch a snowball as he plays in the snow with his family in Lincoln Park on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.
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Enrique Torres, 12, shovels his sidewalk in the 4500 block of 23rd Avenue on Wednesday. The year will end in Kenosha with a blast of winter reality. The National Weather Service forecast calls for rain possibly mixed with snow on New Year’s Day and a high near 37 degrees. A chance of precipitation of 90 percent, the NWS predicts, will bring less than 1 inch of accumulation. On Friday night, rain is expected in the early morning, turning to freezing rain around 5 a.m. Chance of precipitation remains at 90 percent with little ice or snow actually falling. For more local photos from Wednesday night’s snowstorm, go to kenoshanews.com.
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Rebecca Fisher sleds down a hill with her son, Martin, 1, at Lincoln Park on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.
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Robert Fisher, 5, left, races down a hill with his mom, Rebecca and his brother, Martin, 1, at Lincoln Park on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.
Terry Flores
Reporter
