![]() ![]() Road crews operating plows and giant snow blowers try to prevent the buildup of snow on overpasses. When Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies arrived, the pickup was sitting upright, the driver was conscious and breathing, and two motorists were rendering first aid. ![]() The piled-up snow basically defeated the purpose of the ramp's barrier wall. The video shows that the pickup hit a snowbank on the right shoulder of the interchange flyover. The accident happened Saturday on I-94 in West Allis, Wisconsin, but WISC-TV didn't obtain the Wisconsin Department of Transportation video until Monday. If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 41 or Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS.A driver in the Milwaukee area is lucky to be alive after his pickup skidded on a highway interchange, was launched over the edge on a ramp of built-up snow and ice, and landed on the interstate 70 feet below. The Milwaukee Police Department said it's investigating the crash and looking for unknown suspects. Adults can help by talking to children about safe driving and the consequences regarding dangerous behavior." Reckless driving is dangerous, and we must work together to share this message with students. While we are doing everything we can to enhance safety at our sites, we hope members of the community can understand the full impact of this issue. We have also been actively working with representatives from the city and public safety partners to see how we can work together to identify areas that can be mitigated. This school year, MPS has placed hundreds of concrete bollards at our buildings and added other measures like fence posts, barricades, and cameras to our properties. "MPS is taking proactive measures to keep our sites safe while reckless driving continues to be an issue in the community. Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) said in a statement Monday afternoon that staff worked to get everyone inside the building and contacted the police following the incident. You see kids just doing doughnuts or teenagers whoever is stealing these cars," Jenkins said. It's been plenty of times I've been dropping my son off and you see the swerving. Marcia Jenkins was stunned to see the police scene as she dropped off her child at school, but explained reckless driving is common there. ![]() It needs to stop the stealing of cars and the reckless driving has to stop," Nelson. There has to be a line that’s drawn and maybe this will be a turn around moment for that person, hopefully. I feel for the person that did get hurt, but they messed around and found out. Nelson said as she called 911 to report the reckless driver, the car turned around and smashed into the bus. Therese Nelson told TMJ4 she was in front of the MPS truck and dropping off her son when she saw the white Kia swerving while going south on 80th Street. The driver tried to run away, video a witness shared with TMJ4 News shows. ![]() Once the Kia crashes into the bus, the passenger falls out and is dragged on the ground. Video of the crash outside Morse Middle school shows a white Kia swerving down the street while people hang out the driver and passenger side windows. ![]()
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