Wauwatosa road rage, hit-and-run; 26-year-old woman accused

The Brief

  • Laquisha Trigg is charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety after allegedly shooting at a motorist on I-41 following a collision.
  • After hitting the victim’s car and striking construction barrels, Trigg reportedly leaned out her window and fired multiple rounds at the victim’s vehicle.
  • Trigg told investigators she fired because she felt the victim was cutting her off.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. A 26-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of firing shots at a motorist on I-41 near Capitol Drive and then driving away – all of this unfolding on Tuesday afternoon, April 7. The accused is Laquisha Trigg – and she faces the following criminal counts:

  • First-degree recklessly endangering safety
  • Hit-and-run

Road rage incident

What we know:

According to the criminal complaint, a male driver reported to police that he was driving his car, and was shot at by an individual later identified as the defendant.

The motorist said the ordeal started when the defendant’s vehicle, a Chevrolet, was merging into his lane and struck his vehicle, causing a small amount of damage. This caused the Chevrolet to drive into some construction barrels behind the first motorist.

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