Car crashes into Milwaukee apartment building, causing significant damage

Car crashes into Milwaukee apartment building, causing significant damage News Chopper 12 captured extensive damage to the vehicle and building following the early morning crash. Advertisement Updated: 7:18 AM CST Nov 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ James Ganley Car crashes into Milwaukee apartment building, causing significant damage News Chopper 12 captured extensive damage to the vehicle and building following the early morning crash. Updated: 7:18 AM CST Nov 10, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ James Ganley MILWAUKEE — A car crashed into an apartment building on Milwaukee's northwest side early Tuesday morning, knocking down at least one tree and causing significant damage to the building. The crash happened around 5 a.m. on W. Carmen Avenue, between N. 84th Street and W. Thurston Avenue, in the Silver Spring neighborhood. Advertisement News Chopper 12 flew over the scene live during 12 News This Morning, showing a heavily damaged car sitting on the lawn of the apartment building. The impact knocked out a portion of the building's brick exterior, leaving a pile of bricks and debris scattered outside. A large tree was also knocked down. Milwaukee police and firefighters responded to the scene, along with crews from We Energies. The vehicle struck the area where natural gas lines enter the building and where gas meters are located, prompting the response from We Energies. It is not immediately clear what led to the crash, whether anyone was injured or whether any residents have been displaced. 12 News is working to learn more. Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks US Air Force evacuates aircraft from a base in England because of a threat, US official says The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review AI-generated political ads spiked in 2026, but campaigns still prioritized other means of messaging FDA adds warning about rare vision loss to popular GLP-1s