Update: Victim killed in crash on I-94 near Oconomowoc identified

 

Updated 4:52 p.m. on 8/17/2019

UPDATE: WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The man killed in a Friday morning crash on I-94 has been identified as 64-year-old Michael Edwards of Delafield.

A 36-year-old Lake Mills man who was in the other vehicle is being treated for life-threatening injuries.

Stay with CBS 58 News for more information on this developing story. 

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WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- One person is dead after a crash Friday morning on I-94 near STH 67. 

The Department of Transportation says the crash happened at 9:40 a.m. when an eastbound vehicle hit a westbound vehicle.

One of the vehicles then caught on fire.

Several people were trapped inside both of the vehicles and once freed by rescue crews, they were taken to a nearby hospital. 

Traffic was shut down on I-94 for a little over two hours. 

The reason for the crash is still unknown and Wisconsin State Patrol is continuing to investigate.