A Milwaukee news crew captured dramatic video of a hit-and-run crash following a fatal shooting on the city’s south side. The stolen sedan swerved and crashed into a parked minivan, resulting in injuries to the occupants of both vehicles. The driver of the stolen car fled the scene, while the passenger was arrested and hospitalized. Police reported that the stolen car was a “fresh stolen auto” and the crash occurred at an intersection in Milwaukee. The impact of the collision caused the minivan to also hit an unoccupied police vehicle.
The footage captured by NBC News affiliate WTMJ-TV shows the sedan colliding head-on with the parked minivan, with both the driver and passenger exiting the vehicle. The driver fled the scene, trying to cover his face with his hooded sweatshirt, while the injured passenger remained on the ground. The crash took place around 7 p.m. at the intersection of S. 14th Street and W. Halsey Avenue, according to a statement from the Milwaukee police. The 57-year-old occupant of the minivan was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, as was the 16-year-old passenger of the stolen car. The teenager was arrested, and criminal charges are pending.
Milwaukee police are still searching for the driver of the stolen car involved in the hit-and-run crash. The incident comes after a fatal shooting on the city’s south side and involved a stolen vehicle. The impact of the collision not only caused injuries to the occupants of the vehicles involved but also led to the minivan striking an unoccupied and unmarked police vehicle. Both the driver and passenger of the stolen car suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, with the passenger apprehended and the driver still at large. The teen passenger was arrested, and charges are expected to be filed by the county district attorney.
The hit-and-run crash captured on video by a Milwaukee news crew is just one of the incidents that occurred following a fatal shooting on the city’s south side. The stolen car collided with a parked minivan, causing injuries to both occupants of the vehicles involved, and leading to the minivan striking an unoccupied police vehicle. The driver of the stolen car fled the scene, while the passenger, a 16-year-old boy, was arrested and hospitalized. Police are continuing their search for the driver as they investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash and the stolen vehicle.
The footage of the hit-and-run crash showed the stolen sedan swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle before crashing into the parked minivan. The driver and passenger of the stolen car exited almost simultaneously, with the driver attempting to conceal his identity by covering his face with his hooded sweatshirt. The injured passenger remained on the ground, while the driver fled the scene. The collision took place in the evening at an intersection in Milwaukee, leading to the hospitalization of both the van’s occupant and the teen passenger. Charges are expected to be brought against the arrested teenager, and police are still searching for the driver of the stolen vehicle.
