These are the 10 deadliest car crashes in Wisconsin history, according to the state DOT
Nine people were killed and one injured in a crash on March 8 in Clark County in west central Wisconsin.
The crash ties for the second-deadliest crash in Wisconsin history, as nine people also died in a crash in 1937 in Manitowoc, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
In addition to the following list, there have been nine crashes in Wisconsin with five fatalities, according to WisDOT. Here are the top deadliest vehicle crashes in Wisconsin history:
October 11, 2002 (Sheboygan County): 10 people killed
The deadliest crash in Wisconsin history occurred in 2002 on Interstate 43 in Sheboygan County, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Ten people died in a 45-vehicle pileup on a foggy day.
May 30, 1937 (Manitowoc County): 9 people killed
Nine people were killed in a crash in Manitowoc County in 1937. A family was headed to Door County for a Memorial Day vacation when their car collided with another car carrying three men. A young child was the lone survivor of the crash, according to Wisconsin Watch.
March 8, 2024 (Clark County): 9 people killed
Nine people were killed and one other person was injured on March 8, 2024 in a crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger van in Clark County, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Seven victims of the crash were members of the Amish community in Virginia and were visiting family in Wisconsin. Only a 2-year-old boy survived the crash, and was pulled from the crash by witness Nathaniel Jahn.
The semitrailer truck driver involved in the crash was identified as Daniel Liddicoat, who died at the scene of the crash after being ejected from the semi, the sheriff's office said.
July 27, 1940 (Richland County): 8 people killed
On July 27, 1940, eight people were killed in a crash attributed to foggy conditions, according to Richland County.
February 12, 1997 (Washington County): 8 people killed
Nine men traveling in a rented van to an annual one-day ice-fishing trip collided with a semi-truck on Highway 21 near Slinger. Seven men were killed the day of the accident, while an eighth man died over a week later, according to Wisconsin Watch.
July 2, 1960 (Sauk County): 7 people killed
A horse trailer broke loose from a car on Wisconsin 23 north of Spring Green and hit another car, killing seven people, according to Wisconsin Watch. Richard Meister and his six children, of Beloit, died in the crash, and his wife Loraine survived the crash.
August 9, 1980 (Dodge County): 7 people killed
Two cars collided on Highway 6 in Dodge County about three miles northwest of Beaver Dam, killing seven people, according to Wisconsin Watch.
March 25, 1999 (Rock County): 7 people killed
A van carrying 14 young people selling magazine subscriptions door to door overturned on Interstate 90 near Janesville, killing seven passengers and injuring the others. The driver, Jeremy Holmes, tried to change places with a front-seat passenger as the van drove at 81 miles an hour.
November 8, 1994 (Milwaukee County): 6 people killed
On November 8, 1994, Scott and Janet Willis and their six youngest children were driving through Milwaukee. Ricardo Guzman, who had paid a bribe to obtain a commercial driver's license in Illinois, did not realize that a 30-pound bracket holding the truck's mudflap in place had broken loose. The Willis' minivan ran over the bracket and exploded in flames, killing the six children.
March 26, 2002 (Jefferson County): 6 people killed
A retirement home bus carrying more than 20 people crashed with a van on state Highway 16, 30 miles west of Milwaukee, according to previous media reports. Five people, including both drivers, died the day of the crash and 19 were injured. The sixth person died later at the hospital and the seventh over two months later. The eighth person died in September 2002 from injuries sustained in the accident, according to Wisconsin Watch.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: What are the deadliest car crashes in Wisconsin history?