OUR PLACE
Walworth County Sheriff’s deputy rushes to aid injured victims.
A driver, who authorities say may have been having a medical emergency, sideswiped a Walworth County sheriff’s squad car before hitting multiple other vehicles and crashing into the fence along Lake Lawn’s golf course. The deputy rushed to help the driver while arriving first responders tended to the other crash victims.
According to a news release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Joshua Chorneyko was driving his marked patrol squad near the intersection of highways 50 and F just past the Delavan Inlet when he saw a red truck coming at him head-on. Chorneyko tried to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision with the red truck but was unsuccessful and subsequently sideswiped by the truck, according to the sheriff’s office. Chorneyko could no longer operate his squad, and it came to rest in the roadway, with extensive damage and airbag deployment. The red truck continued westbound and sideswiped another eastbound vehicle, which was originally two vehicles behind Chorneyko’s squad. The red truck then collided head-on with a third vehicle immediately behind the second vehicle that had been struck. All vehicles remained on-scene and were inoperable as a result of the crash.
A Good Samaritan immediately stopped and assisted Chorneyko, who required assistance in getting out of the squad, due to the extensive driver’s side damage. When Chorneyko got out of his squad, other Good Samaritans who were stopping to assist told him that the red truck was on fire and the driver was trapped. Chorneyko immediately went to the aid of the driver and sole occupant of the red truck, who had just hit him. There was no fire, but the driver was trapped in the wrecked vehicle and needed medical attention, according to the Sheriff’s office.
Law enforcement from the City and Town of Delavan Police Departments and the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office arrived and provided first aid to the injured drivers and sole occupants from the other two vehicles. All injuries from this crash were non-life-threatening. Highway 50 between Northshore Drive and Hwy F, North, was closed for an extended period while the Wisconsin State Patrol conducted a traffic crash investigation.
The City of Delavan Police Department remains the lead agency and point of contact for this incident. “The community’s willingness to stop and assist our injured Deputy and other drivers in this crash did not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a social media post. “We extend our sincere thanks to the citizens involved, the City of Delavan Police and Fire Department, the Town of Delavan Police and Fire Department, and the Wisconsin State Patrol.”
The Greenwood General Store.
A completely unknown fact to almost all Lake Geneva residents, businesses, and visitors. This place, down Greenwood Road below Hebron, Illinois, packs the best sandwiches east of New York, but not at NY prices, or even LG prices. A great custom-on-demand sandwich with a cup of great coffee and a glass of ice water is only about 13 bucks. And the food is something else. The General Store has been there since 1894 and is owned by Emily and Jim, who brought it back to modern life about three years ago. The WIFI is running five hundred down and three hundred up for those who want to just go and sit and work or play on computers.
Another ‘secret’ delight brought to you by the GSR. The address is 4409 Greenwood Road. It’s in Greenwood, alright, but the legal address has it in Woodstock. Hours are 7 in the morning until 8 in the evening from Tuesday through Sunday. Closed on Mondays.
