Teen Charged As Adult In Fatal Wauwatosa Hit-And-Run

WAUWATOSA, WI— New details were released and a 13-year-old is now facing charges as an adult in the fatal hit-and-run on Oct. 14 in Wauwatosa.

Jayden Adams, 13, of Milwaukee, was charged Wednesday with six felonies, including first-degree reckless homicide and hit-and-run causing death. If convicted, Adams faces over 80 years in prison.

A $75,000 bond was set for Adams. His next court hearing is on Oct. 29, according to online court records.

Three others — a 14-year-old female, a 15 year-old-female and a 15-year-old male — were also arrested but not charged as adults. The other teens will go through Children’s Court.

Police said the victim, Sunita Suratu Balogun-Olayiwola, 47, tried to intervene in an auto theft at the Holiday Inn located at 11111 W. North Ave.

The criminal complaint constructed details of the events based on interviews from the three other teens who were arrested.

The group came to Wauwatosa with intent to steal a car, the criminal complaint said.

The group tried to steal a Hyundai at the Holiday Inn Express but were interrupted by Balogun-Olayiwola, the complaint said.

The complaint said Balogun-Olayiwola got out of her car and approached them.

One teen told Adams to “Get the car, get the car," the complaint said. Adams then got into the driver’s seat of Balogun-Olayiwola's car, the complaint said.

Adams began backing the car up, at which point Balogun-Olayiwola tried to hold onto the open driver’s side door, the complaint said.

Balogun-Olayiwola fell and was run over by the front tire, the complaint said. Adams then stopped the car and drove forward, according to the complaint.

When Balogun-Olayiwola fell, Adams put the Jeep into reverse and her “head got busted," the complaint said.

Investigators found Olayiwola's car Oct. 14 with four people in it. After a short pursuit, the driver got away and the car was later found abandoned in Milwaukee, police said.

Surveillance later showed the teens using Balogun-Olayiwola's credit card at Walmart, the complaint said.

Later, police saw two teens walking on North 91st Street in Milwaukee, the complaint said.

A deputy ordered the teens to stop and one did who was identified as Adams, the complaint said.

The other teen fled but was later arrested by Milwaukee Police, the complaint said.

The two females were located in the 5300 block of North 91st Street that evening.

One of the females had Balogun-Olayiwola’s cell phone, the complaint said.