Driver in fatal Milwaukee crash held

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police said a motorist who fled after causing a car crash that killed three women from Chicago and injured their Uber driver surrendered to authorities.

Investigators said the 23-year-old man driving a Lexus SUV ran a stoplight in downtown Milwaukee early Sunday and slammed into a car whose 41-year-old driver was giving the women an Uber ride.

The Milwaukee County medical examiner’s office identified the dead as 32-year-old Amy Taylor, 30-year-old Ashley Sawatzke and 35-year-old Lindsey Cohen. The Uber driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.