Crime & Safety
Teen Bicyclist Killed When Car Crash Spills Onto Sidewalk: Police
A 13-year-old on a bike was hit and killed Thursday near 76th Street, south of Good Hope, according to police and a media report.
MILWAUKEE, WI — A teenage bicyclist was fatally injured Thursday afternoon when a car involved in a crash veered onto the sidewalk and hit him, according to police.
One vehicle was turning from Denver Avenue to go north on 76th Street when it crashed into another car that was driving north around 1:45 p.m., police said. The car that was already headed north lost control in the crash and veered onto the sidewalk, colliding with the bicyclist and three parked cars, according to police.
The crash trapped the teen and fatally injured him, police said. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed it was a 13-year-old boy who was killed, according to a report by FOX6 News.
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A 22-year-old man was driving the car that hit the teen, police said. He suffered non-fatal injuries and was brought to a hospital, according to a news release. Authorities said no other injuries were reported.
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