According to the Wisconsin Humane Society, Ozaukee Campus, a car crashed into the building at a high rate of speed.
At around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, November 24, Saukville police say a vehicle was travelling westbound on Hwy 33 near Dekora and Woods at a high rate of speed.
The car struck the building just west of the main entrance.
No animals were injured in the crash.
“As far as we understand, the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,” said Angela Speed, vice president of marketing and communications, Wisconsin Humane Society.
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According to the Saukville Police Department, the driver, a 48-year-old man from Michigan was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The humane society says that the animal arrival area sustained the most damage and will require extensive repairs.
“Staff were onsite within minutes of notification, an emergency crew is securing the building, and a building inspector is onsite to ensure the building is safe to use,” said Speed.
The WHS management team is working on a plan to reroute services from the main entrance area.
Saukville police are investigating the crash.
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