Two 15-Year-Old Accident Deaths Identified After Car Broke in Two During Crash

MILWAUKEE -- The two 15-year-old boys who were killed in a crash in Milwaukee's Sherman Park Neighborhood Friday have been identified by authorities.

Latrey Lamont Hale and Demetrius Lamond Batchelor Jr. were passengers in the rear seat of the car that crashed into a tree just before 8:30 p.m. Friday. All four occupants of the vehicle were ejected as the vehicle split into 2 parts during the crash.

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The hits just keep on coming for the troubled Sherman Park neighborhood on Milwaukee's North Side.

A little more than a week after the worst riots in half-a-century, two juveniles were killed and two other people were injured Friday night in an auto accident in the same neighborhood, according to police.

Police responded to the crash on the 3400 block of N. 35th St., at about 8:30 p.m. according to a news release from the Milwaukee Police Department.

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Two Milwaukee youth were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, police said.

Another passenger and the 17-year-old male driver were taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, according to the release.
The crash remained under investigation by Milwaukee police.