Traffic accident closes Highway 36 for five hours

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Walworth County authorities are investigating a weekend crash which left three injured, one critically.  Deputies say a car driven by 70-year-old Philip Carney of Lake Geneva was headed west on Highway 36 near Overhill Court just after noon Saturday, when it crossed the center-line and hit a U-Haul truck.  Carney was taken to a local trauma center by Flight for Life.   Carney’s wife, and the driver of the U-Haul suffered minor injuries, and were both taken to local hospitals.  Highway 36 was closed for five-hours .