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A 64-year-old man collapsed and died while snow-blowing, according to the Milwaukee County medical examiner’s office. The official cause of death has not yet been determined, but paramedics suspect the man had a heart attack, the office said.
Emergency workers tried to revive the man when they responded to the city’s northwest side about 12:30 p.m. But an investigator from the medical examiner’s office declared him dead at the scene soon after.
The snow also caused power outages, some school delays and slippery roads.
Two Brown Deer middle and high school students suffered minor injuries when their school bus was rear-ended Monday morning by a smaller bus. One student hurt his elbow, and the other had pain in his side, police said.
The students participate in a voluntary transfer program between the Milwaukee and Brown Deer school districts, Milwaukee Public Schools spokeswoman Roseann St. Aubin said. Four students were on the bus when the crash happened about 7 a.m.
The heaviest snow was six to 10 inches, according to the National Weather Service. It fell from around Sheboygan south to West Bend and Port Washington and west to Oconomowoc, Whitewater and La Grange.
The accumulation was less in far southeast Wisconsin. Winds of 15 to 30 miles per hour produced blowing and drifting snow.
About 19,000 customers lost power in parts of Milwaukee, Washington, Ozaukee and Racine counties between midnight and 3 a.m. Monday. But all had power restored by noon Monday, We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey said.
Some Madison area schools delayed their start for two hours in anticipation of about two inches of snow.
Parked cars gave snowplows problems in Beloit despite the City Council’s action in November raising the fine from $10 to $50 for parking on the street during a snow emergency. The emergency was declared Sunday, and as of 8 a.m. Monday police said officers had issued about 210 citations. The penalty rises to a $100 fine if the ticket is not paid or contested in 10 days.
