MILWAUKEE — The front of a home on Milwaukee's north side is now reduced to rubble after a speeding car crashed into the property Sunday morning.
The Milwaukee Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene at a residential home near 60th and Melvina just after 10 a.m.
Police say that two cars were "speeding together" south on 60th near Capitol Drive when one of the vehicles swerved to avoid hitting a third car, instead crashing into the home about a block south.
The 23-year-old driver of the vehicle that struck the home died at the scene. That driver has since been identified as Latrone White. The 44-year-old man driving the second speeding vehicle has been taken into custody with charges pending.
Neighbors along that street told TMJ4's Mariam Mackar they aren’t surprised to see something like this happen in the neighborhood.
"This is a very busy intersection so I'm always seeing cars that hit trees, houses, so this is not the first time that I’ve seen this," shared Diante Harris, who lives across the street from the home that was hit. "That's a regular for this neighborhood."
Nicole Groves is on that street daily visiting both her mother and grandchildren. She says the reckless driving on that stretch of road is getting out of hand.
"You can literally feel the vibration sitting on the side of the street in your own vehicle from the cars speeding from Capitol going towards Burleigh street," said Groves. "It's very concerning. [My grandkids] are not to even allowed come outside without adult supervision just because the traffic is so bad over here."
Both neighbors say something needs to be done to address the driving on that road, by either adding speed bumps, more street signs or police patrols in the area.
"I hope this will be a lesson for people to slow down out there," said Harris.
