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Milwaukee County semi rollover crash; lanes reopen, driver arrested

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Published  October 29, 2025 7:53pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX6 News Milwaukee
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The Brief

    • A semi rollover involving a tanker closed multiple ramps in Milwaukee’s Mitchell Interchange on Wednesday.
    • The tanker driver was taken to the hospital with arm pain.
    • The striking driver fled but was later arrested at a gas station.

MILWAUKEE - A rollover crash involving two semis, including a tanker, shut down multiple ramps and lanes on Wednesday night in Milwaukee County.

What we know:

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said it happened across the Mitchell Interchange and Airport Spur. Closures included north-to-south and west-to-south in the Mitchell Interchange, east-to-south in the Airport Spur, and the Layton and College southbound ramps, as emergency crews worked to clear the crash.

Deputies began lifting the freeway closures and reopening lanes shortly after 8:30 p.m.

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A semi driven by a 35-year-old man struck the tanker, causing it to overturn, before fleeing the scene.

The tanker driver was hospitalized with arm pain.

Dig deeper:

The tanker carried a non-flammable hazardous liquid – a glass resin – which is being siphoned into a relief tanker.

The striking driver was later arrested at a nearby gas station for the hit-and-run.

The Source: The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office provided information.

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