**Updated 5 p.m.
A three-vehicle crash at 8:20 a.m. Thursday sent two people to the hospital; one of them via Flight for Life.
According to a press release from the Caledonia Police Department, Sheryl Bink, 20, of Racine, was driving a Pontiac Grand Am east in the 7100 block of Five Mile Road when she hit a trailer parked on the side of the road. Bink then hit an on-coming van and flipped over.
She had to be extricated and was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital where she is in serious condition.
John Pavlik, 57, was driving the van, and he was transported to Wheaton Franciscan via ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.
Five Mile Road was shut down in both directions for about two hours.
Caledonia PD continues to investigate what caused the accident but do not believe alcohol was a factor.
Editor's Note: In an earlier version of this story, we stated that police were investigating if alcohol or inattentive driving were a factor in the accident. When we updated the story with information from the release from Caledonia PD, we neglected to clarify that alcohol was probably not a cause. We have since corrected the information and regret the error.
Chaplain John
I hope she is OK. It was a terrible accident. From the police reports the outcome does not sound good. Please update us on her condition.
That section of 5 mile rd is pretty straight...
I was not there, but from what I can see from teh pictures and the description of the accident, it appears Cheryl hit a stationary object at a high rate of speed. I'm a little familiar with that section of road having traveled it a few times myself. You can see the bridge from Hwy 38! The trailer was just east of the bridge. I am not being accusatory nor am I defending her actions but fromthe looks of it, in the JT pictures & description, Patch pictures and description it appears Cheryl was moving at a very high rate of speed and not paying attention. Like I said earlier, I hope she is OK. It is a terrible accident. Her collision, affected many lives and businesses. The Van's truck, the Gutter trailer and her car are totalled. Like you said Brian, If I was her I would be checking my insurance!
trailer being parked on side of road and how there were no cores or flags what you are forgetting this could have been a car broke down, a van dropping somebody off. man woman or kids standing on the side of road ,Or just some kind of debris (she was not paying attention and hit it) it is called inattentive driving someone could of died in the accident fortunately people were only injured according to you it was not her fault because there were no orange cones and flag
Since it looks like there were "many witnesses," I hope all of you made statements to the investigating officers. How do you know the pocket was zipped? One fact everyone seems to dance around is the truck and trailer were stopped and the girl hit a staionary object. Sounds like inattentive to me...just saying!
I work on the roads moving equipment quite often I come close to getting hit quite a few times and we had all the safety requirements I had flagmen get clipped by a car. The common of the driver was I didn't see him. A big tractor and trailer unloading a 60 ton machine did not give the driver a clue that something was going on in the road. I don't know this trailer was on the side road or in the road we know after the accident that this trailer was not moving. Before that it could have been a truck trailer pulling in the driveway and it would of had a little orange flashing light. or could of been the truck and trailer stop because somebody turned into driveway it would of been 2 red lights until he started moving pretty much at a standstill. at that time there are no lights. Would that change the accident a trailer completely stop with two red tail lights or just starting to move It would not have any on. If people would concentrating more on driving and slowing down when they see something in the road or coming out into the road. When something happens. If it was your fault or not. Does not change the outcome if somebody is dead paralyzed or seriously hurt. There are too many inattentive drivers on the road today.
But you forgot one car stalled or truck in or on the side of the road when the driver is on capable of move it or putting on lights.Are you saying it would be the driver of the van or car if somebody came down the road and hit them. It would be their fault because they didn't have their emergency flashing on When someone is driving a vehicle they should concentrate only on driving. You are operating the vehicle. And it is not okay to hit a vehicle or something because it didn't belong there. It is your responsibility as a driver to washout and keep your vehicle under control
Yeah, unbelievable on the trailer! Maybe if he cut or tied the metal, but like you say....
There were at least 3 witnesses that stayed at the scene and talked with police. One special woman who works for Marathon Restoration got out of her car and layed on the ground talking to the girl in the car. She stated the phone was in the girls jacket pocket. An accident is just that.... an accident. The fact that everyone will be okay is wonderful.
i hope she recovers. you aholes having flamewars on here need to shut it. we all make mistakes when we are young because we do not have the years of knowledge and patience that comes with old age.
i hope she recovers. you aholes having flamewars on here need to shut it. we all make mistakes when we are young because we do not have the years of knowledge and patience that comes with old age.