Sheriff’s Report – Sept. 28
Three people were injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred in a construction area on Interstate 43 after the driver collided with a concrete barrier.
According to the accident report, on Sept. 23 at 6:50 a.m., Erin L. Riggle, 20, of Green Bay, and his two passengers, Harry L. Harrell, 24 and Sheila J. Harrell, 2, both also from Green Bay, were traveling northbound on Interstate 43 when they came to an area that was down to one lane of traffic. The highway was divided by barrels and concrete barriers. Riggle veered to the left and hit the concrete barrier causing the vehicle to spin around before coming to rest on the east shoulder.
All three occupants were transported to St. Nicks Hospital in Sheboygan.
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An accident in Plymouth, at the intersection of County C and State 57, sent one Plymouth resident to the hospital and injured another Sept. 27, just after 3 p.m.
According to Sgt. Blaine Spicer of the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department, Leanne Baratka, 36, of South Hills Drive in Plymouth, was southbound on State 57 in her 2005 Cadillac Escalade. A witness told officers that Baratka, who also had 8-year-old Noah Baratka in the vehicle, sped up as the light turned yellow and entered the intersection after the light turned red. Baratka collided with a northbound vehicle, driven by 84-year-old Kenneth Kallenberg of Beth Circle in Plymouth.
Kallenberg was attempting to make a left turn to go westbound on County C when he was struck. A third vehicle, driven by Steven Krueger, 35, of County E in Plymouth, was stopped on eastbound County C at the intersection and was struck by Kallenberg’s vehicle after he also took out a traffic pole.
Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, Plymouth Fire Department, and Plymouth Ambulance all responded to the scene.
Kallenberg suffered injuries and was transported by Plymouth Ambulance to Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center – he was wearing a seat belt. Leanne Baratka had some minor injuries, but was not transported.
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