The Brief
- A crash has shut down I-41 NB at Drexel Avenue on Monday morning.
- A MCSO squad car was rear-ended while on scene closing lanes.
- All traffic is diverted off at Drexel, but permitted to get right back on at the next Drexel on ramp.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY – All lanes of northbound I-41 are shut down at Drexel Avenue following a Monday morning crash involving a Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy.
Crash on I-41 near Drexel
What we know:
According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a crash on northbound I-41/94 near Drexel Avenue around 4 a.m. While on scene, a deputy had their squad car rear-ended by another vehicle as the deputy prepared to close lanes.
The striking vehicle—occupying a man, a woman, and a small child—remained at the scene.
The deputy suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was taken to hospital for examination. His canine partner also suffered an apparent non-life-threatening injury, and was examined and cleared by a veterinarian.…