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Car crashes into Wisconsin Humane Society Ozaukee Campus; no animals were injured

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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 travailing 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.

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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.

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.

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“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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