Medical examiner identifies 19-year-old man, woman killed in crash at 96th & Silver Spring
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office have identified two people killed in a crash near 96th and Silver Spring Drive on Saturday night, April 2nd.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m.
Two killed in crash at 96th and Silver Spring Drive
Officials say the victims were in a car that fled Butler police officers who were attempting to conduct a traffic stop.
The Butler officers stopped pursuing the car shortly after entering the city of Milwaukee. Officials say the victims, however, continued to flee erratically at a high rate of speed as they were eastbound on Silver Spring.
The driver, identified as 19-year-old Anthony Jackson of Milwaukee, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the St. Vincent de Paul building near 96th and Silver Spring. Jackson died at Froedtert Hospital as a result of multiple blunt force injuries.
Two killed in crash at 96th and Silver Spring Drive
The passenger of the vehicle has been identified as 19-year-old Karoline Medina of Milwaukee. She was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of multiple blunt force injuries.
The medical examiner's report indicates there was a dog in the vehicle that also passed away as a result of this crash.
The report indicates the vehicle suffered severe damage as a result of the crash. All of the vehicle's windows were shattered. There was nearly 24 inches of intrusion to the driver's side of the vehicle, and door and dashboard crushing in both the front and rear driver's seat areas. Belongings were noted to be strewn about the vehicle. A car seat and some baby toys were found in and around the car, but there was no evidence found that a child was in the vehicle.
Two killed in crash at 96th and Silver Spring Drive
According to the report, speed was a factor in this crash. The speed limit in the area where the crash happened is 35 miles-per-hour.
Police said Sunday a loaded semi automatic pistol and an amount of narcotics were recovered from the crashed vehicle.
"I got here, and all I saw was all the debris and glass all along the wall right here. A lot of debris. Plastic. Glass," Amos Robinson, who was cleaning up the crash scene Sunday said.
Two killed in crash at 96th and Silver Spring
Robinson said he was thinking of the victims with every piece of broken glass he swept up from the pavement on Sunday.
"It`s kind of unbelievable, but the way things are happening nowadays, you can sort of believe it. You can't outrun the cops," Robinson said.
Two killed in crash at 96th and Silver Spring Drive