Crime & Safety
Wrong Way Driver Kills Woman On I-94: Sheriff
Authorities say a man driving in the wrong direction on I-94 crashed into a woman's car, killing her and severely injuring himself.
PEWAUKEE, WI — A 24-year-old woman was killed Tuesday in a traffic crash in Pewaukee, according to a release from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies alongside local police departments were dispatched to the area of I-94 and Meadowbrook Road in Pewaukee around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Investigators discovered that a man, driving a sedan in the wrong direction on eastbound I-94, hit a car driven by the 24-year-old woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The man was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital with severe injuries.
The highway was shutdown for about four hours.
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Wisconsin State Patrol and the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office are investigating the crash.
Names are being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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