Milwaukee double fatal crash in 2019, man sentenced

MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to seven years in jail for a double-fatal crash on town’s north facet in 2019.

Danarius Radford, 39, pleaded responsible in Could 2022 to 2 counts of murder by negligent operation of a car. He was charged in March 2021.

The Milwaukee County health worker recognized the victims of the double-fatal carsh as 30-year-old Isaiah Jacobs and 41-year-old Naeemah Wheeler.

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Authorities mentioned Jacobs was driving, Wheeler was a passenger, when his automotive that was hit by one other automotive, pushed by Radford, on the intersection of 91st and Good Hope. 

Each Jacobs and Wheeler needed to be extricated. Jacobs died on the scene, Wheeler later died on the hospital.

Crash close to 91st and Good Hope

In accordance with a legal grievance, Radford ran a crimson gentle and hit the victims’ automotive – which had the suitable of means, based on a witness account. Radford admitted that he was driving, and information from his automotive’s airbag management module discovered he was driving 99 mph seconds earlier than the crash. The posted velocity restrict is 40 mph.

Along with jail time, Radford was sentenced to eight years of prolonged supervision.