Overview
- Officers responded around 7:30 p.m. Monday to South 54th Street and West National Avenue for a report of a vehicle striking a person.
- A 59-year-old West Milwaukee man received aid from first responders but was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The driver, a 30-year-old Milwaukee woman, was taken into custody following the crash, according to police.
- Authorities say the case will be sent to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for charging review and are asking anyone with information to contact investigators.
- In a separate incident Wednesday morning, a pedestrian was seriously injured near 17th Street and Greenfield Avenue in Milwaukee, and a 52-year-old driver was arrested, police said.