Drive sober, or get pulled over: Law enforcement agencies step up patrols during Labor Day weekend
MILWAUKEE -- As the Labor Day holiday weekend got underway Friday, Aug. 30, the Milwaukee Police Department hosted a "Street Roll Call" to discourage impaired driving.Following the roll call, 40 law enforcement agencies from Milwaukee and Waukesha counties deployed OWI Task Force officers into communities to detect, stop, and arrest drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics.
Prosecutors: Driver accused in crash that killed motorcyclist on I-94 hid in SUV amid manhunt
MILWAUKEE -- Charges were filed Friday, Aug. 30 against Tiondras Dyson, 37, a man prosecutors said was driving an SUV that struck and killed a motorcyclist on I-94 near Drexel in Oak Creek on Friday, Aug. 23.Dyson faces one count of knowingly operating while revoked, causing the death of another.The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.
Captured: Kalin Sunde, on the run from authorities, taken into custody in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- Kalin Sunde, the 31-year-old Pewaukee woman on the run from authorities, was captured in Milwaukee on Thursday, Aug. 29.Sunde faces a long list of charges stemming from her involvement in a lengthy standoff on I-94 on June 4.
WisDOT releases new highway camera video of semi wreck in Mitchell Interchange
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation released on Wednesday, Aug. 28 new highway camera video of the semi wreck that unfolded in the Mitchell Interchange on Monday.The video includes two new angles -- one from the side (above) and a second from a wider shot (just below).
'This is extreme:' Ray's Towing manager, semi passenger speak after wreck in Mitchell Interchange
MILWAUKEE -- Shocking dash camera video showed the moment a semi barreled into a tow truck near the Mitchell Interchange on Monday, Aug. 26.
Caught on camera: Semi driver cited after crashing into tow truck near Mitchell Interchange
MILWAUKEE -- A semi driver received two citations after a crash involving a tow truck near the Mitchell Interchange Monday, Aug. 26.It happened shortly after 11 a.m.Officials with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said the tow truck driver was on the scene of a separate crash when the semi, headed southbound through the Mitchell Interchange, struck the tow truck.The semi's cab separated from its base after the impact, and the trailer flipped on its side, blocking all three lanes of traffic.The tow truck slammed into the wall, and the driver was trapped in the cab.
Driver ID'd in crash that injured motorcyclist on I-94 near Drexel Avenue
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office identified the driver involved in a crash on I-94 in Oak Creek that backed up traffic for hours on Friday, Aug. 23.Officials say 37-year-old Tiondras Dyson was driving an SUV that struck a motorcycle on I-94 northbound just south of the Drexel exit around 4 p.m.The female driver of the motorcycle sustained multiple injuries.
MCSO: Semi driver who caused crash in Hale Interchange didn't have proper license
MILWAUKEE COUNTY -- A man driving a semi truck -- who didn't have a proper license to do so -- caused a multi-vehicle crash in the Hale Interchange on Friday, Aug. 23.According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, the full-sized semi truck rear-ended two vehicles on I-894 southbound at the start of the north to west ramp.
Crashes create major backups in Hale Interchange, and I-94 in Oak Creek
Two crashes caused major backups in southeast Wisconsin Friday afternoon, Aug. 23.The first crash, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), closed all northbound lanes on I-41/94 northbound at Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek.
Robert Matagi, accused in chase and crash that killed young father near 13th and Morgan, convicted
MILWAUKEE -- A young man prosecutors say was driving a vehicle that struck and killed a young father near 13th and Morgan as a deputy pursued that vehicle on April 11 pleaded no contest Tuesday, Aug. 20.Robert Matagi, 18, entered the plea to one count of hit-and-run involving death.
Man accused of shooting at good Samaritans on Hawley Road ramp enters insanity plea
MILWAUKEE -- A West Allis man accused of firing a handgun at some good Samaritans on the Hawley Road off-ramp from I-94 westbound on Aug. 6 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Tuesday, Aug. 20.Austin Fountaine, 22, was in court Tuesday for his arraignment, during which he entered the special NGI plea.
Sheriff: 6 vehicles involved in crash that closed lane on I-94 near Puetz in Oak Creek
OAK CREEK -- Five vehicles and a semi were involved in a crash that prompted a lane closure on I-94 northbound near Puetz Road in Oak Creek Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17.It happened around 1 p.m.One person was taken to the hospital by ambulance, officials with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said.One lane of the freeway was closed after the crash, while two other lanes remained open.The freeway reopened by about 2:15 p.m.The cause of the crash was under investigation.
Motorcyclist dies from injuries in collision on SB I-894/41 at National Avenue
MILWAUKEE -- A motorcyclist died from injuries suffered in a crash on southbound I-894/41 on Thursday morning, Aug. 15.The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says the wreck happened shortly after 11 a.m. approximately one mile north of W.
