The couple killed in a two vehicle crash in the Southside of Milwaukee identified.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
October 21, 2020
Milwaukee, WI - A Milwaukee couple killed during a fatal crash on Saturday in the Southside of Milwaukee at the 5200 block of S. 27th Street have been identified as Teresa Contreras, 50, and Luis Contreras, 48, according to family members.
Milwaukee police reported that Alicia A. Ojeda, 34, was driving at a high rate of speed (more than 75mph on a 40mph speed zone) and fatally struck the Contreras' vehicle and both Luis who was the driver of the second vehicle and his wife Teresa died at the scene around 8:33 p.m. The Contreras couple was headed home at the time of the fatal crash.
Ojeda was taken to a local hospital and survived the crash. She was taken into custody.
Ojeda was charged on Wednesday with two felony counts for 2nd-degree reckless homicide, she is facing up to 25 years in prison and $100,000 in fines for each count and two felony counts for knownly operating a vehicle under suspension causing death, she is facing up to 6 years in prison and $10,000 in fines for each count, if convicted.
Teresa and a group from Mujeres Con Poder de Transformacion Social program on Saturday were presented with a Milwaukee County Citation by Milwaukee County Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez for their tireless efforts to get at least 92 recycling bins for Milwaukee County Parks and Kosciusko Park in the Southside of Milwaukee.
Teresa worked with CORE el Centro in the Southside of Milwaukee for 16 years; she started in the role of coordinator of the Children's Program, became a Zumba instructor, and most recently was the Manager of the Mujeres Con Poder Program, according to CORE El Centro, a non-profit organization.
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