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A 34-year-old Milwaukee man faces multiple charges in Washington County following an incident that began in the Town of Polk on Sunday, May 9.
TOWN OF POLK, Wis. - A 34-year-old Milwaukee man faces multiple charges in Washington County following an incident that began in the Town of Polk on Sunday, May 9.
A Facebook post by the Washington County Sheriff s Office indicates a deputy spotted a car parked on the side of State Highway 60 near Hillside Road around midnight. The vehicle s hazard lights were on.
Wednesday s I-41 pileups, involving 100 vehicles, latest in series of crashes on freeway
One woman killed, six people injured Share Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Apr 22, 2021
One woman killed, six people injured Share Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Apr 22, 2021
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One woman killed, six people injured Share Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Apr 22, 2021 The investigation continues into Wednesday s massive chain-reaction pileup involving 100 vehicles in Washington County. It was the latest in a series of pileups on what may be Wisconsin s most dangerous freeway. In 2017, more than 60 vehicles were involved in one of several chain reactions in a snowstorm.In 2013, DOT video showed vehicles slamming into each other in one of two pileups within miles of each other.Washington County is not alone.The largest chain-reaction crash in Wisconsin history, with 131 vehicles, happened on the same highway in 2019, north in Winnebago County, but I-41 in Washington County has
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The Wisconsin State Patrol identified the fatal victim as a 37-year-old woman from Trenton, Tenn.
Washington County Sheriff Martin Schulteis said 20 crashes involving about 100 cars unfolded along an 18-mile stretch of the Interstate shortly before noon Wednesday.
As of Thursday morning, law enforcement released details on two specific crash scenes: one near Arthur Road and another near Cedar Creek Road, both located near Slinger.
The Arthur Road scene involved about 30 cars, resulting in six people hospitalized and the death of the Tennessee woman, according to the State Patrol.
The Cedar Creek scene involved 48 cars and another six people hospitalized with injuries, the Washington County Sheriff s Office said. Another 26 people were treated for injuries at the scene and about 50 stranded motorists had to be transported by Rite Way Bus Service Inc.