A Waukesha woman is accused of getting drunk, hitting a man, and leaving him nearly dead in the street. The 63-year-old victim had multiple broken bones, bleeding in the brain, and damage to his heart. He was found by a passerby in the street.
TMJ4Tara Felten, 57, appeared in court Monday afternoon to hear the charges against her. The crash occurred downtown at Whiterock and Hartwell Avenues. Court Commissioner Daniel Rieck said when police questioned her, she asked what she had hit.
“To question whether it was a person or a squirrel was mind-blowing,” Rieck said.
TMJ4Helen Bishara, who lives next to the crash site, says around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, her family heard a strange noise outside, but nothing indicated someone was trying to avoid a crash.
“No screeching of the wheels braking. It was just a thud, until lights showed up in front of our house,” Helen said.