Milwaukee police chase, crash at Sherman and Mill; driver accused

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is charged in a Tuesday police chase that ended with a multi-vehicle crash.

Prosecutors said 18-year-old Stefon Brister told police he had no recollection of the crash, which severely injured a passenger in his car.

Police spotted a speeding car on Sherman Boulevard around 3:45 p.m. on July 30. The car then ran a red light at Florist Avenue from the left-turn-only lane.

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A criminal complaint states an officer tried to pull the car over, but the driver took off at speeds up to 70 mph. The pursuit ended after roughly a half-mile, though, when the fleeing car crashed.

An MCTS bus ended up on the sidewalk. The fleeing car then continued through a red light at the intersection of Sherman and Mill, where it hit a Brinks truck and another car. 

Stefon Brister

Prosecutors said the driver, later identified as Brister, then got out of the car and was taken into custody. A passenger in Brister's car was found unconscious in the wreck and taken to a hospital – the complaint stating "his survival from injuries sustained in the collision was in doubt."

The MCTS bus driver and a passenger on the bus were also hurt but not taken to a hospital, per the complaint, while the Brinks truck driver reported pain. The driver of the other car was not injured. 

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Brister told police, according to the complaint, that he did not remember the crash – and that he normally drives fast. He also said he did not know police were chasing him, and he didn't know his license was suspended.

Brister is charged with fleeing/eluding an officer and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. The complaint states new charges may be filed based on the condition of the passenger who was in his car.