A 76-year-old Milwaukee woman, identified as Bobbie Wade, was struck and killed after arriving at an earlier crash scene on Interstate 43 northbound near North Avenue. The incident that claimed her life occurred yesterday morning, as reported by JSOnline. Wade is believed to be a relative of one of the individuals from the initial collision, which involved a car, and a truck pulling a trailer, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.
This tragedy unfolded around 4 a.m. when a vehicle, driven by a suspected drunken driver, struck Wade after she alighted from her car and walked around the debris of the earlier accident. The 25-year-old driver of the striking vehicle from Milwaukee, was taken into custody on suspicion of drunken driving, as stated by a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office spokesperson. Concurrently, the freeway closure due to the investigation, led to significant traffic delays with I-43 northbound being closed until around 8 a.m., but not before causing congestion for morning commuters, WISN reported.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office affirmed Wade's identity and pronounced her dead at the scene, defining the loss as it rippled through the fabric of the community. In the aftermath, Milwaukee County Supervisor Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones released a statement, saying, "This tragedy is a sobering reminder of the dangers faced by those who act selflessly in moments of crisis," echoing the sentiments of a community in mourning, obtained by JSOnline.
Local residents like Dwyana Rash took note of the early disturbance, "Heard the sirens and everything," she told FOX6Now. The prompt arrival of another, unrelated car 30 minutes later, introduced Wade to the scene of the crash, forging a fatal link between the first accident and her untimely death. The subsequent investigation of this incident continues, with authorities piecing together the circumstances that led to this grim convergence on I-43.
