2002 — Oct 11, Heavy Fog, Multi Vehicle Pileup, I-43, near Cedar Grove, WI — 10
— 10 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. FARS 1975-2010 Fatality Analysis.
— 10 Sheboyganpress.com. “Tragedy on I-43: Ten Years Later.” 10-6-2012.
— 10 Wisconsin State Journal, Madison. “A foggy, deadly morning.” 10-12-2002, p. 1.
— 10 Wisconsin State Journal, Madison. “Answers…sought…Interstate carnage.” 10-13-‘02, C6
— 10 WISN TV. “Thursday Marks 5th Anniversary of Deadly Pileup in Cedar Grove.” 10-11-07
Narrative Information
Oct 12: “Cedar Grove (AP) – Nearly 40 cars and trucks crashed Friday on a foggy Interstate 43 in eastern Wisconsin, killing 10 people and injuring three dozen others during the busy morning commute in what officials said was the deadliest traffic accident in state history.
“Rescuers confirmed 10 people died, and they did not anticipate finding any other victims as they removed burned, tangled wreckage from the scene, State Patrol Lt. Nick Scorcio said Friday evening.
“The previous record for fatalities in a single accident was nine on May 30,1937, in Manitowoc County, Scorcio said.
“Sheboygan County Sheriff Loni Koenig said, “I would just say that in my 21 years, it’s the most horrific scene I have ever seen”.…” (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison. “A foggy, deadly morning.” 10-12-2002, p. 1.)
Oct 13: “Sheboygan (AP) — The Wisconsin State Patrol attempted Saturday to find out what caused a pileup on a foggy Interstate highway that killed 10 and injured three dozen, as families of the victims struggled to deal with the loss of those who never came home. “We’re really pretty much
shell-shocked,” said Todd Behling, whose brother Eric died in Friday morning’s rush hour crash on Interstate 43 near Cedar Grove. Behling said the Sheboygan County Sheriffs Department notified the family Friday night of Eric’s death. Behling, 38, drove the freeway from Oostburg to his job in Saukville, where he maintained a roofing company’s fleet of vehicles, his brother said….
“Authorities identified the other victims as:
David S. Arendt, 42, Port Washington;
Daniel J. Balint, 52, and
William T. Balint, 26, a father and son from Oostburg;
Nadine M. Boltz, 49, Kewaunee;
Richard B. Doll, 25, Cedar Grove;
Allan Domke, 63, De Pere;
Rachel M. Matt, 24, Sheboygan; and
Kenneth J. Rauwerdink, 45, Oostburg.
‘The State Patrol said 36 people were injured., seven critically, one seriously and the others with minor injuries.” (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison. “Answers are sought on Interstate carnage.” 10-13-2002, C6)
WISN TV: “….It was 7:19 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2002 on I-43 in Cedar Grove in Sheboygan County. Unexpectedly, the rush of traffic during the morning commute hit a fatal intersection. When the fog cleared, cars were stacked, twisted and burning, one on top of the other. Ten people were killed. More than 30 people were injured. A total of 51 vehicles were involved in the foggy, chain-reaction crash.” (WISN TV. “Thursday Marks 5th Anniversary of Deadly Pileup in Cedar Grove.” 10-11-2007.)
Sources
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Partial Data Dump of Crashes Involving 10 or More Fatalities, by Year, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 1975-2009 Final and 2010 ARF. Washington, DC: NHTSA, pdf file provided to Wayne Blanchard, 1-26-2012.
Sheboyganpress.com. “Tragedy on I-43: Ten Years Later. Rescue personnel reflect on deadliest crash in state history.” 10-6-2012. Accessed 10-28-2015 at: http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20121007/SHE0101/310070221/Tragedy-43-Ten-years-later
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison. “A foggy, deadly morning.” 10-12-2002, p. 1. Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/wisconsin-state-journal/2002-10-12/page-1/
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison. “Answers are sought on Interstate carnage.” 10-13-2002, C6. Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/wisconsin-state-journal/2002-10-13/page-26/
WISN TV. “Thursday Marks 5th Anniversary of Deadly Pileup in Cedar Grove.” 10-11-2007. Accessed 2-1-2012 at: http://www.wisn.com/r/14318211/detail.html