Teen driver hospitalized after school bus crash

An 18-year-old Two Rivers man was hospitalized after his car crashed into a stopped school bus in the Kewaunee County town of Carlton. According to the Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department, just after 3 p.m. Tuesday, a Kewaunee School District bus carrying about 30 students was stopped at a residence on Highway 42 south of Townline Road in Carlton Township. A 2009 Chevrolet Impala driven by the 18-year-old was traveling south on the highway and struck the back of the school bus. The teen driver was injured and taken to the hospital, while the school bus’s occupants reported only minor injuries and none required medical treatment. The accident remains under investigation by the Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from the Wisconsin State Patrol. Highway 42 was closed for approximately three hours following the accident. Kewaunee Rescue, Carlton Fire, Carlton First Responders, Kewaunee County Highway Department, State Patrol and Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department all responded to the scene.