Crime & Safety

Five-Vehicle Crash Closes I-94 For 10 Hours

Northbound I-94 traffic was diverted onto Ryan Road Thursday morning.

Interstate 94 northbound between Ryan Road and Rawson Avenue closed for more than 10 hours Thursday following a five-vehicle crash.

According to a report from Fox 6, the chain-reaction crash involved three semi-trucks and two other vehicles about 12:20 a.m. One of the drivers was extricated and transported to the hospital by Flight for Life, but is doing OK, according to the report. There was no word on injuries to the other drivers.

Northbound traffic was diverted to Ryan Road, then to Howell Avenue and on to Rawson.

Find out what's happening in Oak Creekwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The freeway was still closed for so long because crews had to unload the semis by hand in order to move them, according to a report from WTMJ.

It reopened about 10:45 a.m.

Find out what's happening in Oak Creekwith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.