Knocked-over power pole along I-90 causes traffic jam in Dane County
Posted: Jan 2, 2026 8:52 PM CST
Wisconsin State Patrol/Facebook DANE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Traffic was jammed for a good chunk of the day after a crash took down a high-voltage power line just before 3 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, along I-39/90 near County Road N by Stoughton.
A semi hauling food veered off the road and hit the pole, causing it to fall over onto the northbound lanes of I-39/90.
The driver was pulled out of the truck and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash is under investigation.
