MILWAUKEE — An 18-year-old man is dead after a driver crashed into his vehicle near Sherman and Villard on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old was identified as Damarius A. McCray by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday.
According to the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), the crash happened around 11:45 a.m. when an allegedly speeding driver collided with another driver. The occupants of the speeding car fled on foot but later returned.
Police say the driver of the speeding vehicle, an 18-year-old Milwaukee man, was transported to a local hospital for non-fatal injuries and was arrested. An occupant, a 16-year-old boy, was also taken to the hospital with injuries.
The driver of the car that was struck, an 18-year-old man, was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later died.
Police confirm to TMJ4 News on Wednesday, Jan. 18 that the 18-year-old did drive through a red light in the moments before the deadly crash.
WATCH: Surveillance footage captured the moment the cars collided near Sherman and Villard
Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office in the upcoming days.
At the scene of the crash, tread marks could be seen running through the yard of a house, a stop light was knocked down, and debris scattered the sidewalk and street.
In a video of the crash caught on the security cam of a laundromat down the street, you can see a silver car traveling south on Sherman toward Villard. The silver car goes through the red light and, in a terrifying moment at the intersection, is struck by a black car going east on Villard.
The black car continues straight out of the frame while the silver car spins out of control. The black car eventually ended up in the yard of the house on the southeast corner of the intersection.
The silver car had significant damage and a severe crack in the front window.
Police initially did not specify who was in which vehicle, and did not mention a car running the red light seen in the security footage.
According to Milwaukee Police Traffic Safety Unit statistics, there's been just one other traffic crash-related death so far this year. Over 150 have had injuries or possible injuries.
