“Serious” accident near Milwaukee Zoo leaves one dead early Saturday morning

MILWAUKEE — A small sedan crashed into the crash attenuator — the metal or plastic median structures near exits — on I-41 near the Milwaukee Zoo. The driver did not survive.

The first Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy on scene at 4 a.m. called the 31-year-old driver who was unconscious and unresponsive. When a second deputy arrived on scene, they began CPR.

“The accident was so severe that several sections of the attenuator collapsed under impact and a portion of the cement wall behind the attenuator was damaged,” MCSO said in a news release.

The West Allis and Wauwatosa fire departments responded to the scene and took over from deputies. They attempted to provide life-saving treatment, but around 4:35 a.m. the driver was pronounced dead.

A witness saw the car speeding down the highway and saw the driver crash into the attenuator, according to MCSO.

The investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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