Overview
- A speeding black SUV struck and killed Amy Austin, 49, and her friend May Daiber, 48, while they crossed Teutonia Avenue near Vienna Avenue on July 12, and the driver fled the scene.
- Milwaukee police describe the suspect vehicle as a black 2007–2014 GMC Yukon likely missing its front GMC emblem and showing front‑end damage, and they have not located the vehicle or driver.
- Court records show investigators are examining two people’s cellphones, surveillance images of the SUV and whether the vehicle used different license plates in the weeks before the crash.
- Austin’s family has pooled $10,000 as a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, has told police about the offer, and has set up its own account while MPD connected them with Crime Stoppers.
- Neighbors and friends have organized fundraisers, memorial events and a petition seeking safety changes on Teutonia Avenue as advocates press city officials to consider engineering fixes such as roundabouts.