According to police, an 18-year-old woman lost control of her car and hit a brother and sister who were watching fireworks in Menomonee Falls. One of the siblings, a 24-year-old man from North Carolina, died in hospital. A 25-year-old woman, also from North Carolina, is still being treated for life-threatening injuries, according to police. It happened around 10 p.m. Sunday night in the Pick ‘n Save parking lot on Appleton Avenue off Woosencraft Drive. Police added that the driver is an 18-year-old woman from Germantown who was along with two other minor passengers. The occupants of the car were not injured. The driver of the moving car remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to police. The initial investigation indicated that this was an unintentional act. Alcohol and drugs do not seem to play a role. The crash is still under investigation by the Menomonee Falls Police Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol. Police are asking all members of the public who witnessed this crash or have video of the crash to contact Menomonee Falls Police Department at 262-532-8700.
According to police, an 18-year-old woman lost control of her car and hit a brother and sister who were watching fireworks in Menomonee Falls. One of the siblings, a 24-year-old man from North Carolina, died in hospital. A 25-year-old woman, also from North Carolina, is still being treated for life-threatening injuries, according to police.
It happened around 10 p.m. Sunday night at the Pick ‘n Save parking lot on Appleton Avenue off Woosencraft Drive.
Police added that the driver is an 18-year-old woman from Germantown who was along with two other minor passengers. The occupants of the car were not injured. The driver of the moving car remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.
The initial investigation indicated that this was an unintentional act. Alcohol and drugs do not seem to play a role.
The crash is still under investigation by the Menomonee Falls Police Department and the Wisconsin State Patrol. Police are asking all members of the public who witnessed this crash or have video of the crash to contact Menomonee Falls Police Department at 262-532-8700.