MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee police squad car was involved in a crash during a Monday afternoon pursuit. Two officers, three children, and the other driver involved in the crash were all injured.
The crash happened at 2:08 p.m., on Monday, June 10, when a Milwaukee Police squad car was in a vehicle pursuit traveling southbound on N. 70 Street.
During the pursuit, it was struck by an uninvolved vehicle on W. Congress Street.
The impact of the collision caused the squad car to strike a curb and roll onto a tree. The officers in the squad car, a 30-year-old male, and a 31-year-old male were taken to the hospital, but are expected to survive.
The occupants of the vehicle, a 57-year-old driver, and the passengers; a 6-year-old, 7-year-old, and 12-year-old, were taken to a hospital for non-fatal injuries.
Doc Wied lives just down the street and was in the shower when he heard the crash.
"First, I heard the sirens and immediately after that, I heard a loud thump and I knew something was bad," said Wied.
Other neighbors said that it's usually a pretty quiet area, so to hear all of the sirens on a Monday afternoon was a bit alarming.
"Driving around 70-80 miles per hour on a city street, that’s not natural," said Wied.
Milwaukee Police continue to seek the suspect vehicle that fled from officers.
"I’m not so sure we need to do high-speed chasing because a lot of innocent people are getting killed," said Wied.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7272, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414)224-Tips or P3 Tips.
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