City

None

County

Waukesha

State

WI

Location

Highway 16 near Ryan Street, Waukesha County, WI

Category

Crash / disruption

Severity

high

Priority

high

Occurred On

2026-10-04

Published On

2026-10-05 09:56:00

Source Records

1

Source

Waukesha County fatal wrong-way crash; woman dead, others injured

Source URL

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Summary

Sheriff-sourced reporting says a wrong-way driver died after striking two vehicles head-on; other occupants were injured and the highway closed for about six hours.

Verification

Occurrence Confidence

exact

Publication Confidence

exact

Verification Status

source-linked

Source Role

local news