Man dies after vehicle crashes into building, catches fire Friday night

Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Milwaukee Fire Department reports that a vehicle crashed into a building and caught fire. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has reported to the scene.
Milwaukee Fire Department reports that a vehicle crashed into a building and caught fire. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has reported to the scene.

A man died Friday night in the Clock Tower Acres neighborhood after he drove his Jeep Liberty into a building and caught on fire, Milwaukee police say.

Police believe the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed. The crash happened on the 1800 block of South Second Street shortly after 8:45 p.m.

Deputy Fire Chief Will Kowalski said the fire department waited for We Energies to "secure the gas" so the department could declare the scene safe.

Police said there were no other occupants inside the vehicle.

Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS. 

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Car crashes into building, catches fire, medical examiner reports