Crime & Safety
Kewaskum Woman Killed In Multi-Car Crash On I-41 In Germantown
A 50-year-old woman was killed in a roll-over car crash on Tuesday in Germantown.
GERMANTOWN, WI—A 50-year-old woman was killed in a roll-over car crash on Tuesday in Germantown. The four-car crash was reported at 6:43 a.m. on 141 southbound, according to a news release.
A northbound car on 141 driven by a 50-year-old Kewaskum woman crossed the center median cables and struck a southbound car driven by a 50-year-old Milwaukee man.
The northbound vehicle then spun and was struck by another southbound vehicle driven by a 29-year-old woman and 3-month-old baby from West Bend.
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The northbound car then rolled into the west ditch line of 141 southbound. A fourth car driven by a 49-year-old male crashed into the median cables while avoiding the crashes.
The 50-year-old woman died hours later at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. The other drivers and the baby were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Wisconsin State Patrol will be reconstructing the crash scene.
Germantown Police Department was assisted by the following agencies, Germantown Fire Department, Menomonee Falls Fire Department, Richfield Fire Department, Washington County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and Washington County Highway Department.
This crash is still under investigation and additional information will be released when it becomes available.
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