MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A 4-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Milwaukee Tuesday, police say.
The crash happened at around 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Teutonia and Vera, just a few blocks south of Good Hope.
TMJ4's team obtained nearby surveillance video that shows the gruesome crash. You can see in the video a Milwaukee County Transit System bus nearby, which we know also has cameras on it.
Surveillance video shows the driver of a black sedan hitting the 27-year-old mother and her daughter. In another video we obtained, you can see the driver and passenger of the car pull over on Teutonia, get out of their car, and run.
Watch the surveillance video below:
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said a mother was crossing the street with her daughter when a driver struck the child and continued driving.
The mother suffered broken bones in the crash, the mayor said.
"The concern that I have is that they left. They got up and just left," Mayor Johnson said. "When I got that information this afternoon, my jaw dropped to the floor and I said 'that is just straight bulls***."
You could feel the tension and emotion from Mayor Johnson. Those feelings of frustration are still lingering in the neighborhood for folks living and working nearby.
"Saw the traffic come to a halt and people immediately started jumping out the car, going to see what's going on," Donte Johnson said.
Donte Johnson works at a barber shop right near Teutonia and Vera. He saw the aftermath of the accident.
"I immediately went out to see what's going on. The lady was on the side of the street laid out and the baby, sad to say, was laid out in the middle of the street," Donte Johnson explained.
Johnson described the scene as pure chaos.
"That mom who's hurt right now, that's somebody's daughter. You have a daughter? You have a daughter out there? Think about that little girl who's dead now. That's somebody's potential niece, somebody's granddaughter, and she's gone. It pisses me off," Mayor Johnson said.
A visibly upset and emotional Mayor Johnson expressed his frustration with Milwaukee's overwhelming issue of reckless driving.
"No family deserves this. It is unconscionable that somebody would crash into human beings and then just leave the scene as if nothing happened at all. As if nothing happened at all," Mayor Johnson reiterated.
A 30-year-old suspect in the hit-and-run crash was arrested Tuesday evening in Wauwatosa according to Milwaukee Police.
Officers observed a vehicle near N. 83rd St & W. Florist Ave. that they believed to be connected to the subject(s) involved in the hit and run.
They say the vehicle fled after they attempted to conduct a traffic stop. During the pursuit, the vehicle crashed in a parking lot near N. 72nd St. & W. North Ave.
Following the crash, the 21-year-old female driver complied with officers and was arrested.
The 30-year-old passenger attempted to run and was arrested by officers, according to police. Both were taken to local hospitals for medical clearance. One subject is believed to be connected to the deadly hit-and-run.
Family identified the 4-year-old girl as Zekani Hymes. Her mother, Gloria Hymes, is in the hospital with broken bones.
TMJ4's Megan Lee spoke to a member of the family. They told Megan what hit the hardest was that the driver left the scene.
Milwaukee Police said they continue to seek other known actor(s).
Charges regarding these individuals will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office in the coming days.
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