MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A Manitowoc woman was arrested following a fatal crash on Interstate 43.
Sheriff’s officials say the crash happened just before 8:40 a.m. Monday south of Middle Road in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. A 51-year-old woman was driving north when she lost control of her SUV and it rolled over, going into the east ditch. A 9-year-old girl from Manitowoc was thrown from the vehicle. She died at the scene. The driver was taken to the hospital.
Sheriff’s officials are recommending the woman be charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and operating after revocation, causing death. She was not expected in court on Monday.
No names have been released. The sheriff’s office did not specify the relationship between the woman and the girl.
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