Deadly motorcycle crash shuts down I-794 EB at Van Buren
Posted: May 18, 2026 9:07 PM CDT
CBS 58 MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A death investigation has shut down I-794 east near Van Buren Street Monday night, May 18.
According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, dispatch began receiving reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle around 7:44 p.m.
Officials say witnesses reported seeing a motorcyclist strike a wall in the south interchange; they reported seeing the motorcycle fall, and the driver go over the wall, landing in a parking lot below.
The sheriff's office says the driver died of his injuries.
A full freeway closure remains underway at N. Van Buren/E. St. Paul Avenue.
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