Latest: 18-year-old driver involved in fatal crash now faces criminal charges

Gerald Harper



MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- 18-year-old Gerald Harper was charged on Friday, March 27th with two counts of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and two counts of operating a motor vehicle while revoked. This, in the wake of a violent crash that left two teenagers dead on Milwaukee's west side Wednesday.

The wreck happened near Hi Mount Boulevard and Lloyd Street around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Milwaukee police say a stolen auto driven at a very high rate of speed was southbound on Hi Mount and ran a stop sign at Lloyd St. The stolen vehicle was struck by an eastbound vehicle. There were four teens in the stolen car — two of them died at the scene. They include 17-year-old Jamar Canady and 16-year-old Marquise Tate.

The driver of the stolen car, Harper, survived the crash and was treated for non life-threatening injuries. A second teenager in the stolen car also survived. He is 17 years old — and is also underwent treatment for non life-threatening injuries.

If convicted, Harper faces up to ten years in prison and $25,000 in fines for each individual count.