ASHWAUBENON (NBC 26) — The Brown County Sheriff's Office says two women were killed and two others were seriously hurt in a crash off Highway 172 on Monday morning.
Deputies say in a news release they got a call at 5:50 a.m. for a one-vehicle crash on Highway 172 westbound near Oneida Street in Ashwaubenon.
Deputies say a 19-year-old woman from Wabeno driving a 2015 Dodge Charger was going westbound on the highway when the driver lost control of the car, just west of the Holmgren Way overpass.
Deputies say the Charger went down the embankment on the highway's north side, hit multiple trees, and came to a rest against another tree behind a business complex off Oneida Street.
Four people were in the car at the time of the crash. Deputies say the driver was taken to a hospital with critical injuries. A 16-year-old girl from Green Bay was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A 19-year-old woman from Green Bay and an 18-year-old woman from Wausau were killed in the crash.
Names are not being released at this time.
Preston Lampereur works at the car dealership across the street.
"I feel really bad for that family," he said while watching crews clear debris away from the car.
After seeing the road blocked off on his drive to work, he walked over to look at the crash scene. A sight he says isn't so unfamiliar working so close to the highway and a busy intersection.
"Nothing surprises us anymore," Lampereur said when asked about how often he sees car crashes. "On Oneida Street every other day. On the highway, once a week."
All lanes on Highway 172 westbound are open as of the publication of this article.
