5 Siblings Injured In I-41 Crash; Family Asks For Help

GERMANTOWN, WI — A family is asking for the public's help as they deal with an unimaginable tragedy after five of their children were seriously injured in a Wednesday afternoon crash on I-41.

According to Germantown Police, five siblings of the Olla family, including children who were between seven and 16 years old, were heading south on I-41 for soccer practice when the 16-year-old driver, Giovanni Olla, lost control of the car, which then rolled over several times near the area of I-41 and Holy Hill Road.

Authorities said the five siblings were heading from their home in Kewaskum to soccer practice in Germantown.

On Thursday, Giovanni Olla, 16, Alessandra Olla, and Vitale Olla, 9, were released from the hospital. Valentin Olla, 15, and Luciano Olla, 13, remain in critical condition, authorities said Thursday afternoon.

According to police, the accident happened just before 5 p.m. Wednesday. Witnesses reported the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control, and rolled several times. Three of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle.

All five were transported to Children’s Hospital. The Germantown Police Department was assisted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol who will be conducting a traffic crash reconstruction.

The family has started a Go Fund Me page for the family, which will undoubtedly incur a number of medical expenses as a result of this tragedy.

You can donate to their family's fund here:

Help for the Olla family

"It's a tragedy. You wake up one morning and you know, by the end of the day, life is fleeting," Superintendent James Smasal said in a WISN-TV report. "And it's just sad for the kids and the teachers and the coaches and the people that deal with children on a daily basis and to have something like this happen, whether its here or somewhere else, it's probably the most difficult that we deal with."