Driver killed in construction zone crash on I-94

A driver was killed Saturday after crashing his car in a construction zone on Interstate 94.

At about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities found Ronald Shingleton, 81, of Kenosha, in a closed portion of I-94 that will become the southbound lanes of the roadway once its finished,  according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Investigators determined Shingleton was traveling south when he entered a closed portion of the roadway at Highway 11. He entered an unpaved portion of the roadway with a drop and struck the opposite side of the area, according to the release.

Police found Shingleton unconscious and tried to perform life-saving efforts before he was pronounced dead at the scene.