Crime & Safety
Driver Cited After Side-Swiping Sheriff's Squad
A 25-year-old Waukesha man yielded to one emergency vehicle but hit a second one Wednesday morning on I-94 near Ryan Road.
The Oak Creek Police Department has issued a citation to a 25-year-old Waukesha man who it says hit a sheriff's squad car Wednesday on I-94 near Ryan Road.
According to an Oak Creek police report, the man changed lanes to let a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office vehicle pass him about 10:20 a.m.
Once that vehicle he passed, he attempted to get back into the lane and struck a second Sheriff's Office vehicle that was traveling about 80 miles per hour.
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The deputy in that vehicle was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The 25-year-old was cited for unsafe lane deviation.
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