Two children, 5 and 12, flown to Milwaukee hospital with serious injuries after town of Fond du Lac crash
Natalie Brophy
Editor's note: This story was updated Monday to include the name of the driver of the car.
TOWN OF FOND DU LAC – A 5-year-old and 12-year-old suffered serious injuries Friday after a car crashed into the minivan they were in.
The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. on Rolling Meadows Drive in the town of Fond du Lac, according to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office. A car driven by 27-year-old Jordan Thomas of North Fond du Lac "failed to negotiate a curve" and crossed the centerline, hitting a minivan in the other lane. Inside the minivan were a 29-year-old North Fond du Lac woman and four children, ages 1, 5, 12 and 15.
Ambulances took everyone involved in the crash to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, according to the Sheriff's Office. A ThedaStar Air Medical helicopter later flew Thomas to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, and a Flight for Life helicopter flew the 5-year-old and 12-year-old to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Everyone else's injuries were not life-threatening.
Police say T was not wearing his seat belt and it is unknown if the 5-year-old was buckled in. Everyone else in the minivan were wearing seat belts.
The Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the crash. The Town of Fond du Lac Fire Department and First Responders, North Fond du Lac EMS, city of Fond du Lac paramedics, and North Fond du Lac Police Department also responded to the crash.
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