Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 39/90 in Dane County, Wisconsin.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck a pedestrian.
Participants:
- Pedestrian
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Pedestrian, 74, killed
Details:
On or about Monday, January 10th, 2022, around 11:50 in the morning, an accident between a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer claimed the life of 74-year-old man. Troopers from the WSP said the accident was reported along Interstate 39/90 in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Law enforcement representatives from the Wisconsin State Police said one as-of-yet unidentified 74-year-old man was killed when he was allegedly hit by a tractor-trailer as he was walking alongside or made an attempt to cross the lanes of Interstate 39/90. Emergency responders pronounced the pedestrian dead of his injuries a short time after the accident. Police did not mention any other vehicles in their statement on the accident.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 39/90 winds north and south through Dane County, which houses Madison.
Officials are still investigating the accident.