MILWAUKEE — Two people were hit and killed in a fatal hit-and-run Sunday morning near Lincoln Avenue and 19th Street.
It’s the second fatal hit-and-run in Milwaukee in less than a week.
A family friend identified the two pedestrians as brothers; 39-year-old Maycol Gutiérrez and 41-year-old Ausberto Gutiérrez.
According to Milwaukee Police, the brothers were standing near the driver's side of a parked car when they were struck by a white SUV traveling eastbound on Lincoln Ave.
The vehicle also hit the occupied, parked car. Both pedestrians died. Police said it happened around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning.
The white SUV then fled the scene. That SUV was recovered around 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening near 54th and Arthur, just about 15 blocks from where the crashed happened in the morning. A person has also been arrested.
Family friends stopped at the site of the crash Sunday afternoon where candles marked the spot the brothers were killed.
Those loved ones shared that both Maycol and Ausberto are fathers and extremely hard workers. They're asking for help finding the person who hit them.
While at the memorial, TMJ4’s Kaylee Staral saw multiple drivers swerve around cars and run the red light at 20th and Lincoln.
The reckless driving in the area is something neighbors said they see every day.
“We have many accidents at this light and this street. Probably like two or three a week,” Rojelio Gutierrez, who’s lived on the street for eight years, said.
Business owners also shared their concerns. Ramon Gomez was working at Jalisco’s Supermarket on 20th and Lincoln five years ago when a driver ran a red light and slammed into the store.
“A car hit it right here. This right here is all new,” Gomez said, pointing to the new wall. “It was scary. And that’s just one. There’s so many different ones here.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.
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