Four Seriously Injured After 100-Mph Police Chase Ends in Milwaukee Crash
Felony referrals are pending, with Milwaukee police running the crash investigation.
Overview
- Greenfield officers attempted a traffic stop around 8:14 p.m. near 27th Street and the Hale interchange for speeding and no registration before the driver fled at more than 100 mph.
- The pursuit ended at South 4th Street and West Becher Street after the fleeing car struck a light pole and then an uninvolved vehicle.
- The driver and passenger in the uninvolved car sustained serious injuries, with the passenger requiring extrication, and both were taken to the hospital.
- The fleeing driver, a 33-year-old Milwaukee man, and his 31-year-old female passenger were also seriously hurt and hospitalized; police say the driver was on active supervision with multiple warrants.
- Greenfield police report finding firearms and drugs in the vehicle and will refer counts including felon in possession, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl, fleeing/eluding, and first-degree recklessly endangering safety to the Milwaukee County DA.