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WisDOT releases video of car that falls from Marquette Interchange ramp
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation released video that shows a car fall from one of the highest ramps in the Marquette Interchange on Sunday.
MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin motor vehicle crash report received through a FOX6 News open records request reveals new details about the crash that sent a pickup truck off of a ramp in the Zoo Interchange earlier this month.
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WisDOT video shows crash of truck that fell 70 feet in Zoo Interchange
New video shows the moment a pick-up truck driver lost control in the Zoo Interchange, used a snowbank as a ramp off the bridge and fell 70 feet down onto westbound I-94.
The wreck happened shortly before 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. Video from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows the moment the pickup truck lost control. A snowbank on the roadway acted as a ramp -- and the truck fell 70 feet down onto westbound I-94.
Deputies found the driver, Richard Oliver, conscious and breathing. He is now recovering from injuries suffered in that incident.
Pickup truck falls from overpass in Zoo Interchange
The crash report indicates Oliver "entered the ramp from W I-94 to S I-41 at (77 mph) faster than posted speeds (55 mph) and struck the right barrier wall and rode the snowbank. After that impact (the truck) then crossed the lanes of traffic and struck the left barrier wall and snowbank which caused further damage to (the truck). After striking the left barrier wall (the truck) then crossed back over the lanes of traffic and struck the right snowbank and wall again. (The truck) went up the snowbank and over the all and plummeted approximately 70ft. to the roadway below."
Pickup truck falls from overpass in Zoo Interchange
Pickup truck falls from overpass in Zoo Interchange
The crash report shows Oliver was cited with the following:
- Operating while revoked (forfeiture)
- Unreasonable and imprudent speed (77 mph)
- Failure to keep vehicle under control
Driver who plunged off Zoo Interchange ramp thankful to be alive
A driver who survived when his pickup truck plunged about 70 feet (21 meters) off a slippery interchange exit ramp in Milwaukee County said he feels thankful to be alive.
WisDOT video shows crash of truck that fell 70 feet in Zoo Interchange
New video has been released of a single-car crash that happened in the Zoo Interchange Saturday morning, Feb. 6.