ROSE HAS THE VIDEO OF THE RESCUE. A FRIGHTENING MOMENT ON THE MORNING COMMUTE. WATCH AS A SHERIFF’S DEPUTY APPROACHES A CRASH. TWO VEHICLES WEDGED, ONE IN A DANGEROUS POSITION, ELEVATED ON SNOW AND A PORTION OVER THE EDGE. THE DRIVER STILL INSIDE. HERE’S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE FROM ABOVE. BACK ON THE GROUND, DEPUTIES TRIED OPENING THE TRUNK WITH NO SUCCESS SO I CAN GET IT. THEY IMPROVISED TO GET THE DRIVER OUT. BREAKING THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW. DO YOU WANT TO TRY AND CRAWL OR. NO. OKAY. SHE SAID NO. SHE SAID YEAH. YEAH. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE DRIVER EMERGES. THEN DEPUTIES LEARN HOW IT HAPPENED FROM THE OTHER DRIVER, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TRYING TO SLAM MINE ON. THEY WERE STARTING TO WALK, BUT I TURNED INTO THIS LANE BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THEM. YEAH. AND I DIDN’T SEE. BUT I THOUGHT, THERE’S A CHANCE NO ONE’S HERE. AND I IT WAS A GUARANTEE I WAS GOING TO REAR END SOMEONE PRETTY HARD. AND THE DRIVER HE DID HIT WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK AT THE FBI.
Driver crawls from SUV teetering on Milwaukee bridge wall after crash
A two-vehicle crash on Milwaukee’s I-794 bridge left an SUV balanced on the edge, forcing deputies to break a window for the driver’s escape
Updated: 11:08 PM CST Dec 8, 2025
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A federal agent crawled out of the rear window of an SUV after a two-vehicle crash Monday left the vehicle partially hanging over a retaining wall on I-794.According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies broke the rear window to allow the driver, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, to crawl out to safety. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 8 a.m. on I-794 eastbound at Second Street. The driver of the striking vehicle said a vehicle in front of him swerved or braked suddenly, causing his vehicle to veer into an SUV driven by a federal agent. The crash left the agent’s SUV resting partially on a retaining wall, with two wheels hanging over the side. The driver of the striking vehicle will be cited for unsafe lane deviation. The Milwaukee Fire Department also responded to the scene, but both drivers declined medical attention.The driver of the striking vehicle will be cited for unsafe lane deviation.Top Headlines2 Wauwatosa officers injured in separate crashes Sunday nightDomestic dispute leads to murder-suicide in MilwaukeeWisconsin Cinnabon worker fired after racist outburst directed at customers goes viralWATCH Fire tears through two homes in frigid conditions in Milwaukee
A federal agent crawled out of the rear window of an SUV after a two-vehicle crash Monday left the vehicle partially hanging over a retaining wall on I-794.
According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies broke the rear window to allow the driver, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, to crawl out to safety.
According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 8 a.m. on I-794 eastbound at Second Street.
The driver of the striking vehicle said a vehicle in front of him swerved or braked suddenly, causing his vehicle to veer into an SUV driven by a federal agent.
The crash left the agent’s SUV resting partially on a retaining wall, with two wheels hanging over the side.
The driver of the striking vehicle will be cited for unsafe lane deviation. The Milwaukee Fire Department also responded to the scene, but both drivers declined medical attention.
The driver of the striking vehicle will be cited for unsafe lane deviation.
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