Crash kills 3 in Milwaukee; driver of striking vehicle arrested

Crash kills 3 in Milwaukee, driver arrested

Three people are dead following a crash on Milwaukee's north side Friday morning, Nov. 3.

MILWAUKEE - Three people are dead following a crash on Milwaukee's north side Friday morning, Nov. 3. It happened near Florist and Sherman around 2:15 a.m.

Police say a Toyota traveling at a high rate of speed westbound on Florist Avenue disregarded the red flashing traffic light and collided with a white Nissan that was traveling south on Sherman Boulevard. The impact of the collision caused the Nissan to strike a tree. The driver of the Toyota, a 23-year-old man, fled the scene on foot. He was later arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.

The driver of the Nissan was ejected from the vehicle. She was taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries and later died. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified her as 28-year-old Ebony Johnson.

Milwaukee crash, Sherman and Florist

Two passengers in the Nissan died from their injuries on the scene. They were identified by the medical examiner as 28-year-old Bobbie Dyson and 31-year-old Lashonda Jackson.

"I was in bed. My bedroom is right there," said David Cooper, who lives nearby.

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Cooper said he was sleeping when he first heard brakes screeching – and then a sudden slam.

"Jumped up, because I thought somebody hit my house," Cooper said.

Milwaukee crash, Sherman and Florist

It was a car that crashed into the tree in Cooper's front yard.

"I think it was like three persons. I called the police. And that’s when people started coming up," Cooper said.

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A 2022 Milwaukee Public Works Department report shows the number of traffic-related deaths involving drivers, bikers and pedestrians skyrocketed since 2013. In 2013, 32 people died. In 2021, nearly 90 people died.