33-year-old woman dead after single-vehicle crash in Kenosha

Updated: 11:04 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2020 

KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Police identified the 33-year-old woman killed in the single-vehicle crash as 33-year-old Stephanie Baumann of Kenosha. 

Authorities believe speed and road conditions contributed to the crash. 

The investigation remains open, pending toxicology reports. 

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Published: 9:26 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2020

KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A 33-year-old woman is dead following a crash near 16th Avenue and Washington Road in Kenosha. It happened around 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. 

According to the Kenosha Police Department, responding officers located a downed power line that caused a small fire. They began looking for signs of a crash but didn't immediately locate any evidence a crash occurred. 

Police then located a vehicle in a parking lot near 16th and Washington, with heavy front end damage. Inside, police say the 33-year-old woman was entrapped and underneath the steering column. 

Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful and the woman was pronounced dead. 

The Wisconsin State Patrol’s Traffic Reconstruction Unit is assisting Kenosha Police with the accident investigation. Causative factors involving the crash have yet to be determined.

The identity of the victim is not being released at this time.



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