Driver OK after SUB hits, kills bear on I-90 near Sparta

Normally we hear of car-deer crashes along the highways and roads in Western Wisconsin.

Occasionally, though, there are other, larger animals hit by passing vehicles.

That’s what happened Thursday, when an SUV stuck and killed a black bear.

Rush Hour Towing of Sparta posted pictures of a crash from Thursday night east of Sparta on I-90.

ABOVE: A bear, estimated to weigh between 375-400 pounds, lie dead after being hit by an SUV on I-90 near Sparta, Wis., on April 24, 2025; TOP PHOTO: A totalled SUV after hitting and killing a bear, estimated to weigh between 375-400 pounds, off of I-90 near Sparta, Wis., on April 24, 2025.

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