Man, 25, Charged In I-94 Rollover Accident: Report

RACINE COUNTY, WI — Officials in Racine County say that a parent and three children were seriously hurt after a Sunday evening double-rollover crash on I-94.

Racine County Sheriff's officials are also reporting that the driver of one of the vehicles was arrested for being drunk and having open alcohol containers inside the car. On Monday afternoon, the driver of that vehicle, Luis Ortiz Ruiz has been charged as a result of the crash.

News of the crash was first reported on Sunday, June 17, just after 6 p.m., when Racine County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a multi-vehicle rollover crash on I-94 in the northbound lanes in Racine County.

Officials said that both vehicles involved in the crash rolled off the interstate as a result of the crash and came to rest near the East Frontage Rd.

A preliminary investigation by Sheriff's deputies reportedly revealed that the driver of a blue Hyundai sedan struck the side of a silver Nissan sedan, causing both vehicles to flip over several times. The Nissan came to rest upright on its wheels while the blue Hyundai came to rest on its roof.

Sheriff's officials reported that four passengers in the Hyundai were able to exit the vehicle on their own, but the driver was trapped. Deputies arriving on scene were able to free him from the vehicle. The driver of the Nissan was transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure, officials said.

Officials also said that three children, ages eleven, nine, and five years of age who were passengers in the Hyundai, were transported to Children’s Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Their mother, also a passenger of the Hyundai, was also transported to be checked. A preliminary investigation revealed that the children were not wearing their seatbelts.

Racine County Sheriff's officials said the driver of the Hyundai was transported to Wheaton Hospital for non-life threatening injuries, where he remained as of late Sunday. Ruiz, of Milwaukee, was arrested on suspicion of: operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated-causing injury, operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated with passengers under 16 years of age, Reckless Driving Causing Bodily Harm, Open Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle, No safety restraints (children) and Operating a Motor Vehicle without Insurance.

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