South Milwaukee man charged; driving the wrong way on I-794, causing an accident

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Wrong-way driver accident on I-794 near 2nd Street, Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – a 36 year old man south milwaukee A man is accused of driving the wrong way on I-794 and causing a collision that seriously injured a woman on Sunday, October 20. The defendant is Matthew Sinclair, and he faces a single first-degree charge of recklessly endangering safety.

According to the criminal complaint, a Milwaukee County A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched around 10:30 pm on Sunday, October 20 to eastbound I-794 near James Lovell Street for an accident. Dispatchers for Milwaukee County The Sheriff’s Office learned from several 911 callers that there was a collision with a wrong-way driver and two vehicles were disabled in traffic.

An officer who arrived at the scene provided medical attention to the defendant, Matthew Sinclair, who was driving a silver sedan. A driver was trapped inside her vehicle and told the agent that she felt a lot of pain “throughout her body.” Once removed from her vehicle, the woman was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Officers spoke to several witnesses at the scene. One says she “had been driving east on I-794 and had seen a driver approaching her from the wrong direction of the freeway. (The witness) stated that, to avoid a collision, she moved quickly toward the terrain.” correct”. and turned on her emergency lights to alert the people behind her (The witness stated that shortly after moving, she heard a loud bang,” the complaint states.

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Another witness statement indicated that “there was a car traveling westbound parallel to him in the eastbound lane.” The witness noted that “his speeds were 50 to 55 mph at the time, but the oncoming vehicle was moving faster than him,” the complaint states.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) cameras at I-794 and 2nd Street captured the wreckage.

A deputy later spoke with the defendant at Froedtert Hospital. The officer noticed an odor of “intoxicants emanating from the defendant’s breath. The defendant then stopped answering questions and refused all impairment tests, and refused to submit to a chemical blood test,” the complaint states.

The woman injured in the collision “suffered multiple broken ribs, three broken vertebrae, a fractured tailbone, and internal bleeding,” the complaint says.

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Sinclair is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Milwaukee County cut on Monday, October 28.