Milwaukee’s police chief was injured in a car crash moments after leaving a news conference where the city’s reckless driving problem was discussed.
Police Chief Jeffrey Norman’s vehicle was struck by a garbage truck shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, about three blocks from the Milwaukee Police Department’s District 4 station, where the news conference was held, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.
Witnesses said the garbage truck sped through the intersection without stopping and hit the vehicle the police chief was riding in.
Norman was seen by a WPR reporter sitting on the sidewalk wearing a neck brace after the collision.
The police chief and another officer involved in the crash were taken by ambulance to the hospital and treated for “non-life-threatening injuries.”
Milwaukee’s police chief was involved in a car crash after leaving a news conference about reckless driving Monday. FOX6 Milwaukee
The driver of the garbage truck stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation into the accident, police said in a statement.
Milwaukee Alderman Lamont Westmoreland, who was also at the press conference, stated that officials are investigating whether the crash was related to reckless driving.
“It’s very disappointing, but again, we don’t know if this is related to reckless driving,” Westmoreland said. “It just goes to show you that nobody is exempt from anything on the streets here.”
Mayor Cavalier Johnson described the incident as “accidentally brutal.” Getty Images for SEIU
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson described the incident as “brutal by accident” in a statement to the station.
“We don’t need this type of reminder that all drivers need to slow down and be more alert on our roads.”
The crash is under investigation by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
The police chief’s vehicle was hit after leaving a press conference on reckless driving. Milwaukee Police Department
Hours after the crash, the police department took to X to restate its goal of stopping reckless driving, writing, “Today, we support our intergovernmental partners to move forward to effect legislative change.”
Also on Monday, Johnson signed a resolution calling on the state to provide the city with greater tools to address the problem of reckless driving.
“I’m asking the state Legislature to give local governments, local communities, the authority to pull over the cars of reckless drivers in more situations than is allowed now,” Johnson said Monday, according to WPR.
Reckless driving has become an increasingly stubborn issue in the city of Milwaukee. Last year, police issued 496 reckless driving citations — up 32 percent from the previous year.
The police department also issued more than 13,000 traffic citations last year — 7,414 of which were for speeding.
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