Overview
- Milwaukee County prosecutors charged 55-year-old Dameon Peters on Jan. 14 with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
- The case stems from a Nov. 22 collision near 56th Street and Forest Home Avenue that fatally injured 61-year-old George Kayser.
- A toxicology report in the criminal complaint places Peters’ blood alcohol concentration at about 0.236.
- Internal bus video described in the complaint shows Peters blinking and squinting with eyes nearly closed, a slight wheel turn before the bus’s side struck Kayser, and earlier difficulty maintaining his lane after striking a curb.
- Court records show an arrest warrant has been issued; MCTS says it suspended Peters after the crash and later terminated him, and a conviction could carry up to 25 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.