Milwaukee man charged in deadly crash that killed wheelchair user near 49th and Burleigh

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A 39-year-old Milwaukee man has been formally charged after prosecutors say he struck and killed a man using a wheelchair near North 49th Street and West Burleigh Street while driving with a blood alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit.

Jamie D. Coleman faces multiple felony charges, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prior intoxicant-related conviction or revocation, homicide by use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration with a prior intoxicant-related conviction, and knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license causing death.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by CBS 58, Milwaukee police responded shortly before 2:30 a.m. Oct. 10 to a report of a pedestrian struck near North 49th Street and West Burleigh Street…

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