Man Fled Police At 100 MPH With 6-Month-Old, 2-Year-Old: Report

MILWAUKEE, WI — Police in Milwaukee say they've arrested a man after he fled police at more than 100 miles per hour through city streets while traveling with a 2-year-old child and a 6-month old child in his SUV.

Police say Travis L. Nimmer, 30, of Milwaukee, has been arrested and charged with the following:

• Two Counts of Neglecting a child
• Three Counts of Second-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety
• Eluding an Officer
• Obstructing an Officer

According to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County, two Milwaukee Police officers were on patrol on the night of Sept. 2 near W. Fond Du Lac Ave. and W. Grantosa Drive, when they saw that a 2016 Ford Escape SUV had temporary license plates that did not match the vehicle.

Police said they attempted to pull the SUV over, only to have its driver, later identified as Nimmer, speed away.

Police said Nimmer drove through 11 stop signs, several red lights, nearly struck several vehicles and sped between 45 miles per hour and 100 miles per hour on residential streets - many of which were 25-mile-per-hour streets.

Police said Nimmer fled until he crashed into an empty house on the 5000 block of N. 41st Street.

According to the criminal complaint, Nimmer ran from the SUV, only to have Milwaukee police officers tackle him to the ground and arrest him.

When police went up to Nimmer's SUV, they reported seeing that the 2-year-old child was held in by a seat belt, and that the 6-month-old was in a car seat that wasn't secured properly. A 28-year-old that was a passenger told police that he urged Nimmer to pull over, according to the criminal complaint.

According to police, Nimmer said he knew he had a $100 warrant out for his arrest. He also told police that he smoked one marijuana blunt and felt "paranoid."

Online Milwaukee County Jail records indicate that Nimmer is being held on a $7,800 cash bond. His initial appearance was scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6.