Chase, crash into Milwaukee library construction site; man in court
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man appeared in court Saturday on charges related to a pursuit that ended with a crash into a library construction site.
What we know
Court records show 36-year-old Cameron Moore is charged with five felonies. A court commissioner described his actions as "a danger to the community."
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"120 to 140 miles per hour on the freeway, on the public roadways passing people," said Court Commissioner Katharine Kucharski. "We are all very lucky that nobody is…passed in this situation."
Moore's bond was set at $50,000 on Saturday. He is due back in court for a preliminary hearing next week.
Pursuit, crash into Milwaukee library construction site
An SUV being chased by deputies from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office collided with a second vehicle at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Locust in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 7.
The backstory
Sheriff's deputies were monitoring a home near 2nd and Lloyd on Tuesday, Jan. 7. They were trying to locate the 36-year-old man, who was wanted for burglary and fleeing/eluding.
The man left the home and got into an SUV around 2:30 p.m. that afternoon. Detectives tried to pull the SUV over and, while it did briefly stop, it almost immediately took off.
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About a mile into the pursuit, the SUV ran a red light and slammed into a car at the intersection of MLK and Locust. It then careened into a library construction site.
Nobody in the vehicles involved in the pursuit or crash was injured, according to authorities. A 23-year-ld construction worker inside the building reported leg pain; he was examined and cleared at the scene.
The Source: Information in this report is from the Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior FOX6 News coverage.