Milwaukee man charged in Lisbon crash on ‘dangerous’ road

TOWN OF LISBON, Wis. – A Milwaukee man who prosecutors say has by no means had a driver’s license was going about twice the velocity restrict, witnesses say, when he crashed into one other car at Townline and Schlei within the City of Lisbon, killing his passenger.

The crash occurred Jan. 18 round 11:30 a.m. 

Israel Martinez Lopez, 24, faces 5 felonies — first-degree reckless murder (use of a harmful weapon), three counts of first-degree recklessly endangering security (use of a harmful weapon) and one depend of knowingly working whereas suspended, inflicting dying.

In response to a felony criticism, investigators discovered a Jeep and a Ford Tour on the scene, each with extreme front-end injury. The Jeep was discovered on its aspect with fireplace injury. There was a 50-yard particles subject with at the very least one energy pole severed and on the bottom.

Prosecutors say Israel Martinez Lopez was driving the Jeep. His passenger ended up trapped within the car after the crash and was pronounced lifeless on the scene. Martinez Lopez was taken to the hospital by helicopter.

The motive force of the Tour mentioned the Jeep got here into his lane as he was cresting the hill whereas going south on Townline and “appeared in entrance of him.” He mentioned he noticed the passenger aspect of the Jeep earlier than his airbags went off. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Witnesses advised investigators the motive force of the Jeep was dashing, with one witness estimating he was going 80 in a forty five mph zone. Two witnesses mentioned they needed to take evasive motion to keep away from being hit by the Jeep.

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Within the criticism, prosecutors famous that this explicit stretch of Townline is “extraordinarily harmful” in that it’s a slim, two-lane highway that’s extraordinarily hilly with blind spots.

Investigators imagine that Martinez Lopez, dashing northbound within the Jeep, crossed the middle line into southbound visitors on Townline and hit the Tour, at which level the Jeep was “nearly fully into oncoming visitors.”

Martinez Lopez was unable to offer a driver’s license, prosecutors say. He was recognized through his Mexico ID card. Prosecutors added that the person has by no means had a driver’s license in the USA. 

Martinez Lopez made his preliminary look in court docket Monday, Jan. 23. Money bond was set at $200,000.