Police: 14-year-old boy arrested after fatally hitting 82-year-old man with car

CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 8/18/2020, 12:13 p.m.

By Web Staff

MILWAUKEE (WDJT) -- Milwaukee police are investigating after an 82-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday, Aug. 17.

Authorities say the driver first hit an unoccupied parked vehicle before striking the man on the sidewalk around 26th and Lapham around 1:40 p.m.

The pedestrian, an 82-year-old Milwaukee man, was trapped underneath the car.

He was taken to a local hospital where he later died to to his injuries.

Police say the driver of the striking vehicle, a 14-year-old boy, and the passenger -- a 25-year-old woman -- were arrested.

Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.