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Wrong-way driver crashes into another vehicle on I-43 early Tuesday morning

Crash occured at Chase Avenue in Milwaukee
Posted at 9:41 AM, May 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-02 11:51:17-04

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a wrong-way driver around 3:15 a.m.Tuesday.

The driver was driving south in the northbound lanes of I-43 and crashed into another vehicle at Chase Avenue. The crash caused the northbound lanes to be shut down for about an hour.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says it utilized its overhead electronic messaging boards to alert motorists of a wrong-way driver in their area.

No word on the extent of the injuries of the drivers.

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