Overview
- A person was struck and killed on northbound Interstate 43 near the Keefe Avenue/Capitol Drive ramps just after midnight, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
- All northbound lanes between the Keefe Avenue off-ramp and the Capitol Drive off-ramp were closed at the scene and were reopened within about an hour.
- Officials have not released the pedestrian’s name and have not said whether the driver remained at the scene, and the sheriff’s office says the cause is under investigation.
- Local reports identify this as the second deadly crash on I-43 overnight, a pattern that is likely to prompt renewed attention to highway safety and enforcement along that stretch.
- Investigators are expected to process the scene, interview witnesses, and run standard vehicle and forensic tests before releasing further details and any potential charges.