Northeast Ohio Man Hurt In Wisconsin Car Crash

COLUMBIA COUNTY, WI — A Cleveland man was hurt in a seven-vehicle crash in Wisconsin on Friday. The man's injuries are not life threatening, according to police.

A two-car crash on early Friday led to other, deadlier accidents on a stretch of highway in Wisconsin. Four people were killed in the accidents and several others were hurt, including the Cleveland man.

Wisconsin State Patrol troopers were sent to a stretch of I-39 in Columbia County at 4 a.m. for a rear-end crash involving two semi-trucks. As troopers were investigating, a truck crashed into the accident area and seriously hurt a highway worker. Two state troopers were also hurt in the accident.

With traffic backed up due to the traffic accidents, a semi-tractor hit another vehicle, causing a cascading series of crashes involving at least seven vehicles, including two semi-tractor trailers, a dump truck and four cars.

Four people were killed during the third accident and many more were hurt, Wisconsin State Patrol said. Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.