Plow truck driver dies following crash on 894

Updated: Jan. 22, 2023

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The sheriff's department says the plow driver injured in a crash on 894 passed away Friday. 

Updated: 2:57 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2023

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Sheriff's officials say I-894 has reopened to traffic following a serious accident involving a truck Friday, Jan. 20.

MCSO says the plow truck driver remains in care at an area hospital.

UPDATE 2: S/B I-894 at Beloit Rd has reopened to traffic. The plow truck driver remains in care in an area hospital.

— Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (@MilwCoSheriff) January 20, 2023

Published: 12:05 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2023

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says a full freeway closure is underway on 894 southbound after a serious crash involving a large truck. 

According to the county executive's office, the accident involved a highway maintenance worker. 

The sheriff's office says the driver was seriously hurt but expected to survive. 

UPDATE: The full freeway closure is underway - S/B I-894 with all traffic diverted off at Beloit Road. The plow truck driver was conveyed to an area hospital, where he is expected to survive serious chest/lung injuries but remains in treatment.

— Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (@MilwCoSheriff) January 20, 2023

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