Driver of taxi destroyed in crash during pursuit: ‘How am I expected to provide for my family?’
By: Bret Lemoine, fox6now.com
MILWAUKEE — A driver and passenger were taken to the hospital after police said a Ford Escape they were in crashed following a police pursuit on Saturday, May 11. The crash happened near 45th and Center, after police said officers spotted the vehicle traveling recklessly near Appleton and Lancaster. Stop sticks were deployed at 45th and Center, where the Escape rear-ended a taxi and struck a pole — the impact causing the vehicle to roll over. The taxi struck two other occupied vehicles as a result of the crash.
FOX6 News on Sunday spoke with the driver of the taxi, who said he’s lucky he survived, but dismayed that his vehicle — his livelihood — was destroyed as a result of the pursuit.
Looking back at pictures captured on their cellphones, the Wilder family on Sunday, May 12 could hardly believe no one was killed. Dontrail Wilder said he was behind the wheel of his 2017 Chevy Impala — on the way to pick up his daughter.
