MILWAUKEE (CBS58) — We have new information in the crash on Water Street that left two young women with serious injuries, and the driver only with citations. CBS 58 obtained the crash report and Milwaukee police footage through an open records request.
According to the Milwaukee Police Department, 31-year-old Janesa Mishea Roy-Richmond was driving north on Water Street on July 20 around 2 AM, when she went through a green light, despite there being barriers in the middle of the road. 22-year-olds Samantha Zganjar and Chloe Handrich were walking on the crosswalk when they were struck.
As police arrived, witnesses told them the victims were bleeding and “got ran over”. Zganjar was on the median and Handrich was laying on the middle of the road. One witness told officers, “They was literally crossing the street. Roadblocks were up, they had the right to cross the street. The girl just shot through the green light.” The speed limit in the area is 35 miles per hour, but some witnesses told police Roy-Richmond was driving closer to 50-60 miles per hour. Police documents don’t reference her speed…