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Cedar Grove Wisconsin, October 11 2002
10 die in horrific pileup
38 vehicles collide on fog-choked I-43 in the deadliest accident in state history
 Photo: Dale Gulder By GREG J. BOROWSKI, DAN BENSON and JESSICA HANSEN gborowski@journalsentinel.com Last Updated: Oct. 11, 2002 Cedar Grove - A fiery accident involving 38 vehicles on a stretch of highway smothered with morning fog left 10 dead and dozens injured Friday in the deadliest pileup in state history. More than two dozen vehicles were involved in a fiery, fatal crash on I-43 near the Sheboygan-Ozaukee county line Friday morning.At a news briefing at the scene, Sgt. John Jones of the state highway patrol said it could take hours to sort through the wreckage and identify all the bodies and vehicles. He said some cars are stacked on other cars, and some cars are wedged underneath a semi-tractor trailer. Some cars, he said, cannot even be identified by make or model. Jones said the accident apparently began when two vehicles struck each other in the southbound lanes. Those vehicles, he said, may have been trying to get off the highway when other vehicles became involved, many traveling too fast for the foggy conditions. "This isn't one crash," he said. "This is a series of crashes that continued to occur over time. We haven't even located all the victims here yet." Sheriff's authorities closed parts of Interstate 43 near the Sheboygan-Ozaukee county line after the 7:30 a.m. crash. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct 11 2002
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