Neighbors devastated after mother killed in crash caused by speeding driver

Neighbors say they’re heartbroken after a 55-year-old mother was killed in a high-speed crash just before Mother’s Day.

“It was really, really traumatic,” said Nikki Sanders, a mother and medical assistant who lives on the block. “I hate that my kids had to see it. I hate that her son had to see his mom like that.”

The crash happened around 11:51 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, near the 4300 block of N. 76th Street, according to Milwaukee Police.

Investigators said a 32-year-old woman was driving at a very high speed when she struck a car carrying two people. That vehicle then collided into a parked car, which had one person inside.

“I was in bed and heard a loud bang — like boom,” said Janice Potts, who’s lived on the block for two years…

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