REGIONAL BRIEFING
Driver speeding 99 mph says he was late for soccer game
A man stopped for driving 99 mph in a 55-mph zone said he was speeding because he was late to a soccer game.
The 26-year-old man was stopped on I-94 southbound in Oak Creek by a sheriff ’s deputy working the speed saturation patrol shortly after 8 p.m. Monday.
When asked why he was going at such a high rate of speed, the man said he was running late for a soccer game. He did not have a valid driver’s license and was cited for operating after suspension and speeding 44 mph over the limit.
“This driver’s selfish and reckless behavior put other motorists on the freeway at risk, when he shouldn’t have been in the driver’s seat at all as a suspended driver,” Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt said in a statement.
Car driver arrested after train hits vehicle on tracks in Caledonia
The driver whose car was parked on railroad tracks and struck by an Amtrak train has been arrested, Caledonia police said.
No one was injured when a northbound train crashed into the car Tuesday night, the Caledonia Police Department said.
The driver fled before the arrival of police, who were told that the driver may have been intoxicated. The driver was arrested Wednesday and the case referred to the Racine County District Attorney’s Office.
While attempting to leave The Depot Tavern parking lot, the driver drove onto the tracks and got stuck, police said. Rather than calling 911, the driver and some bar patrons attempted to move the vehicle off the tracks. They abandoned their efforts and ran away as an Amtrak passenger train approached.
The collision disabled the train engines. Buses were sent to transport the passengers.
Anyone whose vehicle is stuck on railroad tracks should call 911 immediately, police said. The dispatch center is equipped to contact the correct railroad company and have trains stopped. A train striking a vehicle could possibly derail, injuring or killing many people in the process, police said.
Milwaukee police search for suspect in armed robbery
Milwaukee police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery at a business on the 3900 block of South 76th Street Sunday.
Around 3:10 p.m., a suspect entered the business wielding a black firearm, removed items from shelves, advised the clerk to remain silent and fled.
The suspect is described as a black male with a thin build, about 20 years old, 6-foot-1 to 6-2, with dark skin and a deep voice. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a silver design, black jeans and blue tennis shoes.
The suspect was also seen driving a blue, four-door Chevrolet Impala with rear tinted windows and a rear spoiler.
Anyone with information should call police at 414-935-7630.
Pair of homicide victims identified by Milwaukee police
Milwaukee police Thursday identified the victims of two homicides Wednesday.
Otis E. Jones Jr., 31, was shot and killed shortly before noon in the 10300 block of West Kiehnau Street, which is tucked within the triangle of West Mill Road, Fond du Lac Avenue and North 107th Street.
Police did not provide more information about what led to the shooting but said a suspect is in custody.
That evening, Corneilus M. Parks, 24, was killed in a double shooting on West Brown Street, just west of Fond du Lac Avenue near Johnsons Park.
A 26-year-old man also was wounded and suffered serious injuries in the shooting, which was reported about 5:30 p.m. No other information has been released in that case.