Icy Roads Trigger Deadly Multi-Vehicle Crash

Heavy holiday travel in Wisconsin was disrupted by treacherous winter weather, leading to multiple crashes, including a fatal multi-vehicle collision. In Ozaukee County, a semi-tractor-trailer jackknifed on Interstate 43, crossing the median and striking two northbound vehicles. One person sustained fatal injuries, while others suffered life-threatening and severe injuries.

I-43 northbound lanes were closed for over five hours as emergency crews worked the scene. This incident was part of a wave of weather-related accidents across southeastern Wisconsin, with reports of other semi jackknifes and vehicles sliding into ditches also occurring in Sheboygan County. Wauwatosa also saw a significant pileup involving a county bus.