4 fatal crashes reported in Milwaukee area between Thursday night and Friday afternoon
Four people died in separate vehicle crashes in the Milwaukee area between Thursday night and Friday afternoon, with three occurring within a span of less than two hours.
The crashes involved a vehicle fleeing police and striking another car, a hit-and-run collision with a woman walking her dog, a motorcycle colliding with another vehicle and a single-vehicle crash, according to police in Milwaukee and West Milwaukee.
The first incident was reported at 10:23 p.m. in the Garden Homes neighborhood, on Milwaukee’s north side. Police initially said a 30-year-old man was speeding on the 2700 block of West Roosevelt Drive when he crashed into another vehicle driven by a 47-year-old man with a 31-year-old passenger.
Police later issued a statement clarifying that officers had tried to pull over the vehicle for speeding on Roosevelt Drive, but the driver did not cooperate. The suspect vehicle fled down North Teutonia Avenue and West Congress Street before police ended the pursuit.
But the car continued on and collided with the second vehicle, which was traveling along North 27th Street, police said.
The 47-year-old died at the scene and the passenger suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. The 30-year-old was arrested and charges pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
At 11:05 p.m., police responded to the area of West Appleton Avenue and West Silver Spring Drive after a car heading southeast on Appleton Avenue struck a 40-year-old woman who was walking her dog.
The woman died at the scene while the driver fled, police said. No description of the car was immediately available, but anyone with information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or by using the P3 Tips app.
At 12:10 a.m. Friday on the 5000 block of West Greenfield Avenue in West Milwaukee. Police said a 55-year-old man died after a single-vehicle crash. No other details were immediately available.
The last incident was reported at 12:52 p.m. Friday. Milwaukee police responded to the 5300 block of North Teutonia Avenue after a motorcycle collided with a vehicle that was making a left turn onto the same road. A 33-year-old motorcyclist was killed and a 19-year-old woman was arrested, police said.
Charges are pending with the district attorney's office.
Contact Elliot Hughes at elliot.hughes@jrn.com or 414-704-8958. Follow him on Twitter @elliothughes12.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 4 killed in separate crashes in Milwaukee area in 14 hours
