MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) deputy was injured after drivers hit a squad car, pushing the vehicle into the deputy early Monday morning, the sheriff's office says.
The multi-car crash shut down a stretch of I-43 in Milwaukee County for hours Monday morning.
The sheriff's office shut down the entrance to I-43 at Keefe Avenue for more than two hours. Two Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office squad cars were hit. TMJ4 News crews saw one of the drivers getting patted down and being placed in a squad car.
The two Milwaukee County Sheriff's vehicles were heavily damaged and blocked off the highway right before the Capitol Drive exit. There was broken glass and twisted metal scattered along the road as well, with police and fire crews surrounding the area as they investigate.
According to a spokesperson for MSCO, at around 2 a.m. Monday, deputies responded to a rollover crash on northbound I-43 at Martin Luther King. A vehicle struck a deputy's squad car that had been parked to close lanes and divert traffic.
At around 2:14 a.m., another deputy's squad also stopped for traffic control and was hit by a different vehicle. The second struck squad car was pushed into a deputy standing nearby, causing him minor injuries.
That deputy was taken to an area hospital. The deputy suffered minor injuries and is expected to be OK.
One of the alleged striking drivers was also taken to the hospital. Both drivers are being investigated for possible OWI, according to the sheriff's office.
The road has since reopened.
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