Crime & Safety
Kenosha County, WI Crash: Infant Involved, Driver Seriously Hurt
Kenosha County, WI – A three vehicle crash in Somers Tuesday night left one driver seriously injured, involved an infant passenger and resulted in the arrest of a 31 year old man suspected of driving
By Audrey Sloan · 2026-11-11T22:45:17.073Z
Kenosha County, WI – A three vehicle crash in Somers Tuesday night left one driver seriously injured, involved an infant passenger and resulted in the arrest of a 31 year old man suspected of driving while intoxicated.
According to the Kenosha County Sheriff 's Office, deputies and Somers Fire and Rescue responded at approximately 10:17 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, to the intersection of County Highway E 12th Street and County Highway Y 22nd Avenue .
Pickup Allegedly Strikes Vehicle Carrying Infant Investigators say Austin Ishman, 31, was driving a white Dodge Ram pickup northbound on 22nd Avenue when he allegedly failed to stop at the intersection and struck a westbound Kia Soul.
The impact sent the Kia into a Honda Pilot stopped at a red light.
Three people were inside the Kia, including an infant.
Emergency crews found the Kia driver unconscious but breathing and trapped inside the vehicle. Firefighters extricated the driver, who was transported to Froedtert South Hospital.
The sheriff's office reported that the driver remained in serious condition as of its latest update.
Another Kia passenger suffered injuries that were not considered serious. The infant was uninjured but transported to a hospital as a precaution before being released to a family member.
The Honda driver was not injured.
Driver Arrested, Multiple Charges Requested Deputies arrested Ishman on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. Authorities said he was medically cleared before being transported to the Kenosha County Jail.
Investigators requested charges involving injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle, repeat offense OWI causing injury, marijuana possession and operating without insurance.
Ishman was also taken into custody on an outstanding warrant.
The Kenosha County Major Crash Assistance Team is assisting with the ongoing investigation.