85 vehicle pileup: After nine hours, lanes reopened on I-39/90 between Janesville and Beloit (2024)

TONIGHT FROM ROCK COUNTY. KENDALL: 27 PEOPLE, SENT TO HOSPITALS, AND IT SHUT DOWN I 94 HOURS. >> ATTENDED -- IT TURNED INTO SLICK CONDITIONS. KENDALL: SLICK ENOUGH FOR DOZENS OF DRIVERS TO LOSE CONTROL ON I-90 NEAR JANESVILLE. VIEWER DASH CAM VIDEO CAUGHT THE CARS PILING UP. ANOTHER VIEWER CAUGHT A SEMI TRUCK ON FIRE SPEWKING SMOKE. -- SPEWING SMOKE. >> NEXT THING WE KNOW WE ARE SLIDING TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, WE ENDED UP CATCHING A CART ON THE SHOULDER AND SAW THE PILEUP COMING AND RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR. KENDALL: TREVOR NELSON AND JULIE BRADY TRAPPED IN THE SNOW, ICE, AND WRECKAGE, WAITING FOR A TOW. >> ALL OF THIS EDEN -- ALL OF THE SIDE AND THAT YOU COULD SEE THAT IT WAS A PILEUP EVERYWHERE. -- ALL OF THE SIDE AND, YOU COULD SEE THAT IT WAS A PILEUP EVERYWHERE. >> CREWS WORKED TO HELP THOSE STUCK IN THEIR CARS TO GET THEM AWAY FROM THE SCENE AND TO HELP. >> CHAOS, IT WAS A SCENE OUT OF THE MOVIE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. >> I DON’T HAVE ANY INJURIES AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS OK. KENDALL: THEY DON’T EXPECT TO

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85 vehicle pileup: After nine hours, lanes reopened on I-39/90 between Janesville and Beloit

Beloit Memorial Hospital has received 27 patients from the crash

Mariana La Roche

Kendall Keys

Reporter

An update from DOT just after 9 p.m.All lanes have reopened on I-39 NB/SB at I-39 - I-90 in Rock County near Beloit. Wisconsin State Patrol says 85 vehicles were involved and 21 people were taken to area hospitals. Update from Wisconsin State Patrol at 8 p.m. Friday all southbound lanes near milepost 181 has reopened. The Northbound lanes remained closed for nearly nine hours."It just kind of turned into whiteout conditions. The roads were slick," said Julie Brady. Brady said she was traveling to Illinois when she was caught in the pileup."All of the sudden, it was a pileup. You could just see that it was a pileup. Cars everywhere So I slid and was able to avoid hitting a pickup truck right in front of me," Brady said. At 12:30 p.m. a multiple-car crash happened on I-39 NB/SB at I-39 - I-90 in Rock County near Beloit."On our way home the roads were pretty bad and start seeing cars get on the brakes and the next thing you know, we were sliding trying to avoid an accident. We ended up catching one other car right here on the shoulder and seen the pileup coming and we just ran away from the car," said Trevor Nelson.Nelson's car was in the pileup.Nelson and Brady both waited in their cars for hours on a tow as crews worked their way through the wreckage.At 4:48 p.m., Beloit Memorial Hospital confirms they have received 27 patients.According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the crash was related to severe winter weather conditions with snow, ice and whiteout conditions. WISN 12 News asked Nelson to describe the scene."Chaos, it was crazy, it was a scene out of a movie, to be honest with you," Nelson said.WisDOT asked travelers to avoid the area while state patrol and other authorities assisted motorists involved, investigated the crash and worked to clear the roadway."It's just kind of surreal. I'm thankful that I'm fine and don't have any injuries," Brady said. This is an ongoing story. As more details are released, we will keep you updated.TOP STORIESUWM Employee fired, accused of threatening to leak nude photos of teen girlVideo: Driver drags West Allis police officer during traffic stopMilwaukee woman, 59, killed in shooting on south side

ROCK COUNTY, Wis. —

An update from DOT just after 9 p.m.

All lanes have reopened on I-39 NB/SB at I-39 - I-90 in Rock County near Beloit.

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Wisconsin State Patrol says 85 vehicles were involved and 21 people were taken to area hospitals.

Alert Day: SE Wisconsin will likely see 4 to 6 inches of snow

Update from Wisconsin State Patrol at 8 p.m. Friday all southbound lanes near milepost 181 has reopened. The Northbound lanes remained closed for nearly nine hours.

"It just kind of turned into whiteout conditions. The roads were slick," said Julie Brady. Brady said she was traveling to Illinois when she was caught in the pileup.

"All of the sudden, it was a pileup. You could just see that it was a pileup. Cars everywhere So I slid and was able to avoid hitting a pickup truck right in front of me," Brady said.

At 12:30 p.m. a multiple-car crash happened on I-39 NB/SB at I-39 - I-90 in Rock County near Beloit.

"On our way home the roads were pretty bad and start seeing cars get on the brakes and the next thing you know, we were sliding trying to avoid an accident. We ended up catching one other car right here on the shoulder and seen the pileup coming and we just ran away from the car," said Trevor Nelson.

Nelson's car was in the pileup.

Nelson and Brady both waited in their cars for hours on a tow as crews worked their way through the wreckage.

At 4:48 p.m., Beloit Memorial Hospital confirms they have received 27 patients.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the crash was related to severe winter weather conditions with snow, ice and whiteout conditions.

WISN 12 News asked Nelson to describe the scene.

"Chaos, it was crazy, it was a scene out of a movie, to be honest with you," Nelson said.

WisDOT asked travelers to avoid the area while state patrol and other authorities assisted motorists involved, investigated the crash and worked to clear the roadway.

"It's just kind of surreal. I'm thankful that I'm fine and don't have any injuries," Brady said.

This is an ongoing story. As more details are released, we will keep you updated.