Milwaukee, WI
Suspect in fatal Milwaukee crash was driving without a license, police say
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A 39-year-old was killed and a 19-year-old was arrested in a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly after midnight May 26 in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood.
Milwaukee police say the collision occurred around 12:12 a.m. on the 4600 block of West Roosevelt Drive. A sedan, driven by a 19-year-old man, was traveling eastbound on Fond du Lac Avenue when it struck a three-wheeled motorcycle headed westbound on Roosevelt Drive.
Depsite lifesaving efforts, the 39-year-old motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The driver was arrested, with a charge of operating without a license causing death referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, police said.
The medical examiner’s office has not yet released the identity of the victim.
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