A Milwaukee news crew happened to catch a hit-and-run accident on camera while covering a local shooting incident.
On Sunday, TMJ4 reporters were covering a shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that left two 15-year-old boys dead the night before. according to outlet.
During the recorded interview, which took place around 7 p.m., the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a minivan parked behind the passenger. report. According to TMJ4, the impact caused the minivan to collide with a nearby unmarked Milwaukee Police Department patrol car.
The video shows the driver jumping out of the car and fleeing the scene on foot. Passersby can be seen rushing to help as passengers try to escape from the car.
Caught on camera:
As we were following the shooting incident, this driver crashed very close to us.Milwaukee police say it’s a stolen vehicle. Two people were injured. pic.twitter.com/c2kUEgkxAC
— Kaylee Staral (@KayleeStaral) May 20, 2024
Police told the program that the car had recently been stolen. The driver remains at large, but the 16-year-old passenger was taken to a local hospital for injuries and later arrested, the paper said. (Related: Hit-and-run suspect driver threw $20 to victim before driving off: report).
According to a report by TMJ4, a 57-year-old man was in the parked minivan at the time of the accident, and was also taken to the hospital.
“I saw the first child, the driver. He got out of the car and ran,” witness Gray McEachern told the publication. “I’ve never seen anything like it before.”
“That car could have killed someone. It ran onto the grass and there were children on the grass,” she added.
“The passenger in that video you showed me couldn’t even stand up, couldn’t even move,” Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson told the outlet after viewing the footage. “He tried to get out of the car and he fell down. You don’t want that to be your child or the child you care about. Let’s have a conversation and stop this. .”
Recent report The Wisconsin Policy Forum noted that local residents are concerned about crime.
“Specifically, the proliferation of firearms, auto theft, and reckless driving were all top concerns. Session participants said they wanted to live in neighborhoods where they could walk freely without fear of being a victim or witness to violent crime. said the report.
