(414) 279-5510 Call Accident & Collision Towing · Fox Point, Milwaukee County
Rear-ended on I-43 (western border / North-South Freeway), slid into a guardrail, or stalled across a live lane in Fox Point — MKE Towing & Recovery clears the scene and loads your vehicle damage-free, even when it won’t roll or start. We work straight with the police and your insurer, ~45 min typical arrival, quick to I-43 (western border / North-South Freeway), WIS-32 (N Lake Drive).
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Most accident tows go on your collision or comprehensive claim, billed directly where supported. The truck comes from our South Side Milwaukee yard, ~14 road miles away.
Wrecked on I-43 (western border / North-South Freeway) or anywhere in Fox Point? MKE Towing & Recovery gets it off the road and loaded damage-free — even when it won’t roll or start — then tows it to your shop, home, or our secured yard. We dispatch 7 days a week across Fox Point and Milwaukee County with a ~45-minute typical arrival and work directly with the police and your insurer. Most accident tows go on your claim — you may owe only your deductible. Call (414) 279-5510.
If anyone is hurt, call 911 first. Switch on your hazards, and pull out of live lanes on I-43 (western border / North-South Freeway) only if the car is drivable and it’s safe to do so. Keep clear of traffic, swap information, and photograph the scene. Then call (414) 279-5510 — we answer live and send the nearest truck to clear your vehicle.
Local to Fox Point
Here’s the ground truth on accident calls in Fox Point, Milwaukee County: which corridors we run, what puts cars off them, and how long a flatbed takes to reach the scene.
Apart from the freeway on its western border, Fox Point has no commercial through-traffic to speak of — it's a quiet, low-speed residential village. That western border is I-43 (the North-South Freeway), the main route in and out; the interchanges just outside the village stack up weekday mornings between 7 and 9 and again from 4 to 6. North Shore commuters keep Port Washington Road, North Santa Monica Boulevard and Lake Drive (WIS-32) moving locally, with signalized crossings where Port Washington meets Bradley and Dean Roads and along Lake Drive at the Bradley, Calumet, Dean and Green Tree cross-streets. The interior streets around Schlitz Audubon and Doctors Park stay calm.
~14 road miles from our South Side yard, with coverage across Milwaukee & Waukesha counties. We prioritize live-lane wrecks; live ETA confirmed on the call.
When an officer orders the tow anywhere in Milwaukee County, we handle it — and we bill your insurer directly where supported — AAA, Agero, Urgently, NSD and HONK included. You get clean condition documentation for the claim, so you handle only your deductible.
Because Lake Michigan runs along the village's eastern edge, Fox Point's humid-continental weather gets heavy moderation from the water. Where the wooded Lake Drive and Beach Drive bluffs rise near the Schlitz Audubon preserve, ice and cold hang on well after inland streets clear. Winter means lake-effect snow and dense shoreline fog; in spring and fall, lakeshore mornings often start fogged in and several degrees colder than anywhere just west of I-43.
Covering Fox Point ZIP codes: 53217
Sound familiar?
Tapped from behind on I-43 (western border / North-South Freeway) or WIS-32 (N Lake Drive). If it’s not safe or legal to drive, we get it off the road and to your Fox Point-area shop.
Airbags blew, the dash lit up, and it won’t crank or steer. We load it damage-free and tow it where your claim needs it.
Stalled across traffic on a Fox Point freeway or interchange. We prioritize live-lane recoveries and clear you fast.
Slid off and hit the guardrail or dropped into the median. We winch it up and load it — recovery included.
On its side or badly crushed. We bring winch and recovery gear and the right crew to get it upright and out.
Police requested the tow at the scene in Fox Point. We handle authorized removals and the paperwork, and take the vehicle exactly where directed.
What we recover
Flatbed loaded with skates or dollies when the wheels won’t roll or the suspension is bent — no dragging, no added damage.
Heavier rigging matched to the weight, and a winch to bring it back from a ditch, median, or guardrail before it’s loaded.
An AWD or EV shouldn’t be towed on its wheels — it goes fully on the flatbed. Soft straps on frame points protect the bodywork.
Soft-strapped upright on the bed with a wheel chock — after a spill we secure it so there are no tips, scratches, or drops on the way in.
Who pays & what it costs
Two ways an accident tow gets paid in Fox Point: on your collision or comprehensive claim (you may owe only your deductible), or out of pocket as a damage-aware hook-up from $95 plus $4 per loaded mile — most run $150–$250. Estimate it below and the dispatcher confirms your exact number on the call.
Getting help in Fox Point
You reach a live Milwaukee dispatcher who knows Fox Point. Tell them where the crash is, whether anyone’s hurt, and what you drive.
The driver makes the scene safe, checks the vehicle, and documents its condition before anything moves.
Winched out if it’s off the road, then loaded flat on the bed — even if it won’t roll, steer, or start.
To your Fox Point-area repair shop, home, or storage — and we coordinate with the police and your insurer so the claim is clean.
Why Fox Point drivers call MKE
A real ETA from the closest truck — answered live, any day, and we prioritize vehicles in live lanes.
We work straight with your insurer and the major motor clubs — billing the provider directly where supported.
Years of collision and recovery work across 2 SE Wisconsin counties. Licensed & Insured in Wisconsin.
A flatbed for a clean tow or a wrecker for a rollover — the right rig the first time in Fox Point.
Fox Point accident towing questions
Get safe first: hazards on, move off the lane if the car still drives, and stay buckled if you're stuck on Port Washington Road or Lake Drive. Call 911 if anyone's hurt or a lane is blocked — the Fox Point Police and North Shore Fire respond in the village — then call us at (414) 279-5510 and we'll roll an accident-recovery truck, usually in about 45 minutes.
About 45 minutes typically, and faster when a lane is blocked — those are priority dispatches. Fox Point's crash risk sits at the Port Washington Road crossings at Bradley and Dean Roads, and where Lake Drive meets the Bradley, Calumet, Dean and Green Tree bluff cross-streets. Call (414) 279-5510 and dispatch tracks the closest truck.
On an insured or at-fault claim, the tow is usually billed through insurance, and we work directly with your insurer or the police-ordered process — often nothing out of pocket to you. If you're paying yourself, damage-aware hook-up starts at $95 with a flat quote before we hook up. Call (414) 279-5510 and tell us what happened.
Yes — that's the core of accident recovery. We flatbed non-running and heavily damaged vehicles so nothing drags, sweep up debris, and handle leaking or rolled-over cars safely — rollover recovery starts at $300, with storage at $30 a day if the vehicle needs to be held. The village's Aurora clinic is not an ER, so injury cases route to a hospital nearby. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes. We work with the Fox Point Police on accident-scene and police-ordered removals and follow Milwaukee County and Wisconsin non-consent rules. Your wrecked vehicle goes to the body shop, dealer, or storage you choose where the situation allows. Call (414) 279-5510.
Damage-free loading, a ~45-min typical arrival anywhere in Fox Point, and direct billing to your insurer where supported — with a live Milwaukee dispatcher on the line 7 days a week. People first; we’ll handle the car.