Fatal Milwaukee crash: 5 dead, 2 injured near 60th and Fond du Lac
MILWAUKEE - Two drivers were arrested after a crash Sunday night, May 15 that left five people dead.
It involved two vehicles; one a van with seven people inside. Five of those people died.
According to police, shortly before midnight, the other vehicle was headed south on 60th Street approaching the intersection with Fond du Lac when it collided with the van, which was going west on Fond du Lac and had a red light. Police said the driver was speeding, and several people were ejected from the van.
Aniya Robinson, killed in crash near 60th and Fond du Lac
Five died, including a 1-year-old girl, two 15-year-old girls, a 17-year-old boy and a 32-year-old man.
The driver of the van, a Milwaukee woman, 20, was hospitalized with serious injuries, arrested for homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle.
Isreal Williams, 17, killed in crash near 60th and Fond du Lac
The seventh person in the van, a 17-year-old girl, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the other vehicle, a woman, 32, was arrested on suspicion of OWI, police said.
The victims were remembered at a vigil at the crash scene Monday night.
"She was a happy baby," said Arneisha Beckworth, mother of Aniya Robinson. "It’s not right. I can’t do it."
"Let there be peace, God, in our hearts," said John King, Isreal Williams' uncle.
King led a group in prayer during Monday's vigil.
"We want to take this time to celebrate the lives of the lost, celebrate the fact that we have another chance waking us up today," said King.
Aniya Robinson's mother said the river of the van was her toddler's Godmother.
"I’m not blaming nobody," said Beckworth. "At the end of the day, why? Why my baby?"
"If she had been slowed down, in control, maybe both of them could’ve stopped and prevented this," said Jordan Keepers, grandfather of Aniya Robinson.
Surveillance cameras captured the crash.
"I was crossing the street and all you heard was a big boom," said Katie Thompson, a witness. "And then when I walked across the street closer to the accident, there was like, five or six more people on the ground."
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Crash near 60th and Fond du Lac
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified the following victims as of Monday afternoon:
- Isreal Williams, 17
- Mercedes Brown-Weeks, 15
- Mikayla Rattler, 15
- Aniya Robinson, 21 months
A woman who said she is a relative showed up hours after the crash. She did not want to give her name but spoke to FOX6's Aaron Maybin.
"These are my great-nieces, so I have one niece in the hospital, and then I have two nieces that are deceased," the woman said.
The woman said her relatives were on their way home.
Crash near 60th and Fond du Lac, Milwaukee
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"It’s very bad because everybody’s speeding. Everybody’s in a rush to get nowhere fast," said Antwan Hogans, who saw the aftermath of the wreck.
Crash near 60th and Fond du Lac, Milwaukee