Sheriff’s office releases video of largest traffic crash in Wisconsin history

131 vehicles involved

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Courtesy WFRV-TV As officials verify details from each vehicle, they'll be releasing vehicles to their owners, the sheriff's office said.

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Courtesy WFRV-TV Wrecked vehicles are being taken to the the Neenah Police Department's impound lot.

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Courtesy WBAY-TV Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 920-236-7657.

Courtesy WBAY-TV Documenting damage and releasing the vehicles involved may take several days, WCSO said. Owners will be contacted once their vehicle is able to be released from impound.

Courtesy WBAY-TV The vast majority of the vehicles damaged "are a total loss and not drivable," the sheriff's office said.



Courtesy WBAY-TV "Based on the magnitude of this incident, it is taking a significant amount of time to determine the sequence of events and put together the pieces of puzzle," the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

Iola-Scandinavia School District Andrew Schefelker, 30, was identified Monday as the man killed in the massive wreck. Schefelker is a science teacher in the Iola-Scandinavia School District for middle and high schoolers.

Courtesy WBAY-TV Seventy-one other people were injured in the chain-reaction crash that happened in the Neenah area amid whiteout conditions.

Copyright 2019 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Authorities have identified a 30-year-old teacher as the person killed in a massive pileup in Wisconsin Sunday amid whitewout-conditions.

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The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office is releasing body and squad camera video of the largest traffic crash in Wisconsin history.

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The crash involved a 131-vehicle pileup on Interstate 41 near Neenah on Sunday. Officials with the sheriff’s office said Tuesday.

Andrew Schefelker, 30, of Oshkosh, was killed in the crash. He was a middle and high school science teacher in the Iola-Scandinavia School District.

Seventy-one other victims were injured in the chain-reaction crash that happened during whiteout driving conditions.

Two women who where trapped inside a car during the crash told News 3 Now they felt like a “sitting duck” while waiting for first responders to get to them.

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