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'It was eerie': New Berlin man explains hearing sounds of chase that left 2 dead, 2 injured

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NEW BERLIN, Wis. — Two women are dead and two others are hurt in a crash following a police chase that started in Muskego and ended in New Berlin. A small business owner saw the aftermath and caught part of the crash on his camera.

Yanni Haros says it isn’t what he saw, but what he heard that is sticking with him.

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Yanni Haros points to the direction he says the car had come from before it crashed behind him into the ditch.

“They most likely made that turn and just skidded and rolled,” said Yanni Haros.

Watch: Surveillance video catches part of crash that killed 2, injured 2:

2 dead, 2 injured in crash after attempted traffic stop

He owns Alpha Motors, located near the intersection of National Avenue and Beloit Road in New Berlin. Just a few hundred feet away from his business, he says a Toyota Corolla crashed last night. His surveillance video caught part of the crash. He can’t see it but he heard it.

“It sounded very violent,” said Haros.

He showed it to us and you can heard the police siren and then a crash.

“Then that horn is just stuck on,” said Haros.

Muskego Police say they tried to stop a vehicle with four women inside. The vehicle took off heading toward New Berlin. They say one person died at the scene, another died at the hospital.

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“It sounded very violent,” said Yannis Haros says the sound of the crash sticks with him.

“Which is very sad because for sure someone was not driving,” said Haros.

Muskego Police say Wisconsin State Police are now investigating the crash.


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