SHOREWOOD, WI. (THECOUNT) — — Megan Frieseke and Emily Frieseke have been identified as the victims involved in a multi-vehicle accident near Cottage Grove on Sunday, announced the Superintendent of Shorewood School District on Monday.
Frieseke, an 11th grade student of Shorewood High School, was killed in the crash. Frieseke, also enrolled in the school, was hospitalized with unknown injuries. Her current condition was not provided by officials.
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Superintendent Bryan Davis issued the following statement on this case on Monday, April 1:
Dear Parents/Guardians,
It is with great sadness that we inform you about a recent loss to our school community. On Sunday, March 31, at approximately 11:00 am, Megan Frieseke and Emily Frieseke, 11th grade students at Shorewood High School, were involved in a multi-car accident near Cottage Grove, WI. Unfortunately, Megan did not survive the accident. Her sister, Emily, remains at UW-Madison Hospital under the care of physicians. We have reached out to the family to express our condolences and have offered our support.
To assist Shorewood High School students and staff with this tragedy, increased support from school counselors and school psychologists will be available at the high school throughout the week. If you have a student who does not attend the high school, but needs assistance, please contact the main office at your student’s school. A student support services staff member will reach out to you. Here is a link to information that may be useful to you in helping your student cope with this tragedy.
We are deeply saddened by this loss to our school community and are making every effort to provide support to our students and families. Please join us in keeping the Frieseke family in your thoughts during this difficult time, source.
A 23-year-old Hartland man driving the Ford Focus was uninjured in the violent crash.
A 42-year-old Madison man was driving the Honda Pilot and suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The three drivers and two passengers were all transported to area hospitals with unknown injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
It is unclear if anyone was cited at the scene.
Geo quick facts: Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 13,162 at the 2010 census. Howell Raines of The New York Times said in 1979 that “[t]his maple-studded town on Lake Michigan dotes on its reputation as Milwaukee’s most liberal suburb.”
Cottage Grove is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,248 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Madison, it shares a school district with Monona. The village is located within the Town of Cottage Grove. The village was named from a settler’s cottage in a grove near the village site – Wikipedia.