Milwaukee police: Reckless driving crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Car split in half, 2 teens injured, 1 fatally

Police are investigating a reckless driving crash that left a car split in half near 36th and Lincoln on the city's south side. A 16-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and a 13-year-old was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

MILWAUKEE - One person died and another is in critical condition after what police described as a reckless driving crash on Milwaukee's south side Friday night, Nov. 12.

FOX6 News at the scene located the vehicle split into two pieces. Police said the single-vehicle crash happened around 8:15 p.m. near 36th and Lincoln when the vehicle struck a tree and the two people were ejected.

A 13-year-old Milwaukee boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Despite life-saving attempts by Milwaukee Fire Department personnel, the second victim, a 16-year-old Milwaukee boy, died at the scene.

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Police said they are looking for two other people that were somehow involved in the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-933-4444; to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3.

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