New Berlin fatal crash; driver fleeing from police, 2 dead, 2 hurt

NEW BERLIN, Wis. - Two people are dead and two others are hurt following a crash in New Belin on Sunday night, July 28.

The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. near Martin Road and National Avenue.

According to police, a Muskego officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle near Idle Isle Park due to suspicious behavior. The vehicle sped northbound into New Berlin.

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Officers later located a single-vehicle crash near Martin Road and National Avenue. There were four people inside the vehicle.

One person, a 19-year-old female, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The New Berlin Fire Department transported three people to Froedtert Hospital Trauma Center in Wauwatosa – where one occupant, a 17-year-old female from Greenfield, later died as a result of her injuries. A 16-year-old Milwaukee female and 17-year-old East Troy resident remain in critical condition.

The noise alone was enough to make nearby business owner Yanni Haros know the crash was devastating.

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"It definitely sounded like a crash. But it was very loud," Haros said. "Very violent.  I knew it was something pretty serious."

Her surveillance cameras captured the sounds, but no video from the wreck.

"Very loud, tires screeching," she said "Rollover crash and then just the horn just stuck on."

Wisconsin State Patrol responded to the scene to investigate the crash and complete a reconstruction of the scene.

Neighbors said police stayed on the scene until around 4 a.m. Monday morning.

Editor's note: Days after this crash, the medical examiner's office said a third person, age 17, died of their injuries.