UPDATE: Couple Still Hospitalized After Accident; Woman Is in Critical Condition

A Wauwatosa husband and wife who were seriously injured in a one-car accident Thursday both remained hospitalized Friday afternoon, according to a Froedtert Hospital spokeswoman.

As of 2:30 p.m., Corrine O'Brien was in critical condition and still in the hospital's intensive care unit, said media relations specialist Nalissa Wienke.

Jim O'Brien was in satisfactory condition, Wienke said.

Due to privacy concerns, Wienke said, she could not access or release any information about the patients' injuries or outlook.

The couple were driving west on Wisconsin Avenue at at 11:45 a.m. Thursday when the car left the road at West 76th Street, Asst. Fire Chief Jim Case said Thursday.

"It hit a house, bounced off the house and hit a tree," Case said. "The tree stopped any further travel.

"In fact, crews had to cut away part of the tree to free the victims from the vehicle.

"Both had significant injuries. It was a pretty significant accident."

Two paramedic units and a fire unit were sent to the scene, Case said.

He said he did not know whether there was any medical condition involved in the cause of the accident.

Sandy Klug, a close friend of the O'Briens for 50 years, wrote to Wauwatosa Patch ask that readers please keep the couple in their thoughts and prayers.

"They are good people," Klug said.