Milwaukee County fatal crashes; 3 dead, including pedestrian
MILWAUKEE - Police are investigating three separate fatal crashes that occurred Thursday night, Oct. 20 and early Friday morning, Oct. 21. Two of the crashes happened in Milwaukee the other in West Milwaukee.
27th and Roosevelt, Milwaukee
Around 10:23 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, a 30-year-old man was driving at a high rate of speed on W. Roosevelt when he collided with a vehicle traveling on N. 27th Street.
According to police, officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling at a high rate of speed on N. Teutonia Avenue and W. Congress Street. Officers terminated the pursuit; however, the driver continued to speed on W. Roosevelt Drive when he collided with a vehicle traveling on N. 27th Street.
Fatal crash near 27th and Roosevelt, Milwaukee
The driver of the fleeing vehicle, a 30-year-old man, was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries. He was arrested. The driver of the other vehicle, a 47-year-old man, died as a result of his injuries at the scene. The 31-year-old female passenger was taken to the hospital and treatment for life-threatening injuries.
Charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
Appleton and Silver Spring, Milwaukee
Just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20 a vehicle traveling southeast on Appleton struck a 40-year-old woman while she was walking her dog. The vehicle fled the scene. The pedestrian died at the scene. There's no word on the condition of the dog.
Milwaukee police continue to seek the driver.
Fatal crash near Appleton and Silver Spring, Milwaukee
50th and Greenfield, West Milwaukee
Just after midnight, police responded to the area of 50th and Greenfield for a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, police and fire personnel attempted live-saving measures on the sole occupant of the vehicle – a 55-year-old Milwaukee man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fatal crash near 50th and Greenfield, West Milwaukee
Milwaukee's reckless driving issue
Over the year, former Milwaukee city leaders and current ones have admitted that reckless is a problem in the city. The most recent discussions happened Thursday.
"One of the more promising strategies to reduce reckless driving involves redesigning our streets," said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson.
Mayor Johnson is spending $19 million to help reduce reckless driving. That includes speed bumps, traffic circles, and the most recent addition of curb extensions.
"What they’ll do is stop outrageous speeding by drivers who think they can create their own lane on the right side of the street," Johnson said.
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Milwaukee Police introduced its tow policy that went into effect in May. The department said from May 1 to Oct. 20, 124 cars have been towed.
"We have seen reckless driving calls go down 20%, arrests 1%, reckless driving citations 35% down and reckless driving with speeding citations down 53%," said Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman on Oct. 10 during a Finance and Personnel Committee Meeting.
Chief Norman told committee members MPD had challenges from 2020 to 2021 – with an increase in hit-and-run crashes.
"While we may have seen fatal crashes down 15% we saw an increase in hit-and-run crashes and overall crashes these past couple years at an 8% increase," Chief Norman said.