Fatal Milwaukee crash; pregnant woman, unborn baby die
MILWAUKEE - A pregnant 32-year-old woman and her unborn baby have died following a crash that occurred in Milwaukee on Sunday, Jan. 7.
The woman was identified as Monique Stewart.
Milwaukee police said the crash happened at about 4:26 p.m. near 76th and Brown Deer.
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Police said a white Chevy Equinox was traveling east on Brown Deer at a high rate of speed and collided with a blue Dodge Caravan that was traveling west on Brown Deer and turning north on Servite.
The driver of the white Equinox, who is 18, was taken into custody, and was the lone occupant of the vehicle.
According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, Stewart's male baby was about 30 weeks and 5 days gestation when the crash happened, and he was delivered via emergency C-Section. The baby boy lived for about seven and a half hours before being pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8 at Children's Wisconsin's NICU.
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Police said the driver of the Caravan was 62 and had three passengers, including Monique Stewart, one 21-year-old and two 8-year-olds. The two 8-year-olds were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive their injuries.
The investigation is ongoing. Charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.