Police are looking for a vehicle caught by surveillance cameras at the 400 block of W. National Ave. in a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of a 34-year-old man. A second fatal hit-and-run was reported earlier on Chávez Drive, a 40-year-old man died.
By H. Nelson Goodson
November 23, 2014
Milwaukee, WI - On Sunday, José L. Peña, Jr., 34, died after a hit-and-run driver struck him while crossing the street near the 400 block of W. National Ave. around 2:00 a.m. Peña who got struck by a vehicle was taken to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his head injuries. A life support machine was removed in the afternoon.
Police are reviewing several surveillance video cameras in the block that might have captured the fatal hit-and-run.
A known suspect who was driving a black 2002 Audi Quattro is being sought by police, Lt. Mark Stanmeyer, the Milwaukee Police Public Relations Supervisor from the Chief's office confirmed.
A known suspect who was driving a black 2002 Audi Quattro is being sought by police, Lt. Mark Stanmeyer, the Milwaukee Police Public Relations Supervisor from the Chief's office confirmed.
Another fatal hit-and-run was reported around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday at the 900 block of S. César E. Chávez Drive. Alfred De la O Silveira, 61, was struck while crossing Chávez Drive and W. Mineral Street, according to police.
A 49-year-old driver who fled the scene from Chávez Dr. after the hit-and-run crash was later arrested by police. Charges are pending against the driver.
The black 2002 Audi Quattro used in the hit-and-run was recovered in Racine and seized for evidence, according to MPD.
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