Friends mourn Greenfield man killed in crash as MCTS driver faces felony charge

A Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver has been charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after prosecutors say he struck and killed 61-year-old George Kayser while driving drunk on November 22, 2025.

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Dameon Demetr Peters, 55, was driving an MCTS bus eastbound on Forest Home Avenue near 56th Street when he hit Kayser at 6:47 p.m., according to a criminal complaint filed January 14. A toxicology report showed Peters’ blood alcohol content was 0.236 — nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08 in Wisconsin…

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