Fatal Motorcycle Accident Victims Identified: Report

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI — Two separate vehicle crashes in the Milwaukee area in less than 12 hours has left three people dead, according to reports.

The first accident happened Wednesday night in the westbound lanes on I-794. According to a WISN 12 report, a motorcycle crashed into a retaining wall, killing both the motorcycle rider and its driver. The report stated that "several dozen people gathered at the scene as police investigated. Some became so emotional, they passed out."

Thursday morning, authorities identified the two victims as Jason Tiller, 39, and Shameka Calhoun, 38, both from Milwaukee.

Authorities are reporting that the initial investigation into the I-794 motorcycle accident indicated that this was a one-vehicle crash, and that the motorcycle entered the freeway at Oklahoma Avenue, failed to negotiate the curve south of S. Carferry Drive, struck and rode the median GM traffic barrier. It struck a sign post, and both the driver and passenger were thrown from the motorcycle, which remained upright and continued another one-tenth of a mile.

Milwaukee County sheriff's officials said that good Samaritans stopped to render aid, and began CPR on one of the victims. The second victim’s injuries were too severe for them to attempt CPR. Deputies arrived and took over CPR on both victims.

Milwaukee Fire Department rescue units arrived and pronounced the driver dead at the scene at 10:12 p.m. The passenger was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office and pronounced dead at 10:29 p.m.

Authorities said family members came to the scene, running across the southbound lanes and over the median wall, necessitating a full closure on both sides of the freeway. They were escorted to a park area near the scene. The Milwaukee Police Department assisted with traffic control on Oklahoma Avenue.

In the second accident, reported Thursday morning just before 2 a.m., a serious crash on Sherman Blvd. and Florist, left one person dead, and one person injured according to authorities. A silver SUV could be seen laying in the roadway with severe damage to its driver's side.

BREAKING: @MilwaukeePolice investigating a serious crash involving a silver SUV on Sherman Blvd. & Monrovia Way. Back door and seat on the ground. Tree uprooted. pic.twitter.com/J2fa8RWVqz
— Eden Checkol (@EdenCheckol) June" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/EdenChecko... 14, 2018

Violent crash on Sherman Blvd. on North Side. 1 dead, 1 takes to the hospital. Tree completely uprooted. Investigators still on scene. pic.twitter.com/lJcxX5B8ZJ
— Shaun Gallagher (@ShaunGalNews) June" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/ShaunGalNe... 14, 2018

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