MILWAUKEE — Three people died and two others were seriously injured after a police chase ended in a deadly crash Tuesday night in Milwaukee.
The crash occurred near 35th and Vliet at 9:38 p.m. when the driver of a fleeing vehicle struck another car, killing three people inside and sending two to the hospital with serious injuries, according to police.
Watch: What we know in the deadly crash investigation
The three people killed were identified by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office as Kar Lah Kri Moo, 15; Moo Nay Taw, 21; and Pler Moo, 50.
Police said the pursuit began after officers observed a driver allegedly driving recklessly near 36th and Wright and attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver, a 19-year-old man, allegedly refused to pull over, leading to the chase.
After the crash, police arrested the driver, who was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Two passengers in the fleeing vehicle also sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Video from the area shows a white vehicle traveling south ignoring a red light and colliding with another car crossing the intersection.
Lue Vue stopped by the crash site to drop off flowers for the victims. He told TMJ4 that the people killed are his coworker and friend's family.
"I don't know what else I can do it for her, except for to show her that I'm here for her, so I thought the flowers are the best thing I can do for her," Vue said. "When we needed help her family always came. We lost someone important to our community."
Precious Stokes offered her condolences to the family impacted. Stokes works near the intersection where another police pursuit ended in a crash less than a month
"I'm so sorry. I'm not gonna sit here and pretend like I don't know the magnitude of your pain, but again I do apologize on behalf of our community," Stokes said. "I pray that you can get through this."
Stokes pleaded for drivers, police and people across the community to make the streets safer.
"It's just very unfortunate. Stop doing the crime if you can't do the time simple as that. We just have to start caring about others and looking at our decisions and saying not just how this affects me, how is this going to affect somebody else," Stokes stated.
Police said the suspect’s vehicle was determined to be stolen.
Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
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