Convicted: 25-year-old Milwaukee man pleads guilty in connection with hit-and-run crash

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A Milwaukee man accused in a fatal hit-and-run on the city's south side that occurred on November 27th, 2013 has pleaded guilty to two charges leveled against him.

25-year-old Thomas Walker III on Tuesday, July 15th pleaded guilty to two felony charges: homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and knowingly operating a vehicle while suspended (causing death).

Walker was set to stand trial in the case against him.

The crash in this case occurred near S. 6th Street at W. Hayes on November 27th. An 18-month-old girl died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.

Officials say 21-year-old Cheyenne Jackson and 18-month-old Erieanna Matousek were both struck by a rental truck. Police say the toddler was in her mother’s arms at the time of the accident. The two were walking westbound across S. 6th Street in a cross walk when a rental truck turned southbound onto S. 6th Street from Hayes, striking the mother and child.

Walker fled the scene.

Milwaukee police found Walker in the crawl space of a home on Milwaukee’s north side late on November 28th.

According to the criminal complaint, Walker told police he was unaware that he hit anyone, claiming he didn’t hear or feel anything collide with the rental truck — even though a man who followed him told him he had caused an accident.