Driver Crashes Car Into Forest Hill Cemetery: Report

OAK CREEK, WI — Police in Oak Creek cited three people for an accident in which the driver lost control, flipped his car and crashed into the Forest Hill Cemetery.

According to Oak Creek police call logs, several people called 911 at just before 10 p.m. on Dec. 27 to report an accident on the 8300 block of S. 15th Ave.

Police call logs stated that witnesses reported seeing a vehicle drive south in the 8300 block of S. 15th Ave. going at a high rate of speed. Witnesses said the car lost control and drove into a ditch a block later. The vehicle flipped between five and 10 times, and came to a rest. All three people in the car ran from the car once it came to a rest in a graveyard.

According to police, police cited one person for failing to keep their vehicle under control, reckless driving and for driving without a license. Police cited the others for failing to notify police of an accident as a passenger.

According to police call logs, there was some minor damage at the graveyard, but nothing that appeared permanent.