Overview
- The crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday near 93rd Street and Wilbur Avenue on Milwaukee’s south side.
- Investigators say the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed before losing control and striking a tree.
- Video from 12 News showed a heavily damaged SUV with airbags deployed and debris scattered across the roadway and into a yard.
- A 41-year-old passenger in the SUV was killed, according to police.
- The 60-year-old driver remains in custody at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the Milwaukee County district attorney’s office is reviewing the case for potential charges.