MILWAUKEE — A driver crashed into Nathaniel Hawthorne School Saturday just after 11 p.m., according to the Milwaukee Fire Department.
"I heard a really loud car, then a bang, and then the entire house shook," Robin Kullick, a neighbor, recalled. She rushed outside to see what happened.
"I ran up to see if the driver was alive because he had come stumbling out of the building and collapsed forward on the pavement."
The 23-year-old driver was taken to Froedtert Hospital for treatment.
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Hawthorne is an elementary school with Milwaukee Public Schools(MPS) serving kindergarten to fifth-grade students.
While the school was empty Saturday night, in just several days, students will pack the halls for a new school year.
"It's very dangerous and very scary because we’re not with our kids the time they're in school," Sierra Thomas said.
Thomas is the parent of a six-year-old at Hawthorne who is going into first grade. Now, she's questioning his safety while at school.
"My neighbor just lost her kid to a hit and run and it’s scary to see a car run into the building because what if it was during school hours?" Thomas asked.
According to MPS, the crash will not affect the school start date on Sept. 3 and will not impact student learning.
The circumstances leading up to the crash are still under investigation, according to Milwaukee Police.
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