Overview
- The crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday near 93rd Street and Wilbur Avenue on Milwaukee’s south side.
- Investigators say a 60-year-old driver traveling at a high rate of speed lost control on Wilbur Avenue and struck a tree.
- A 41-year-old passenger in the SUV was killed in the single-vehicle crash.
- Police say the driver was taken into custody and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Video from 12 News showed a heavily damaged SUV with airbags deployed and debris scattered across the roadway and a nearby yard.