16-year-old who was driving stolen car prior to serious crash has arrest record dating back to 2010

MILWAUKEE -- Four people were taken to the hospital -- two with very serious injuries after a crash caused by a teenager speeding in a stolen car. The crash happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31st at 42nd and Fairmount. Glass and plastic was scattered across the roadway at the scene of the crash on Monday. Damage to a nearby home was visible. Police say that's where the stolen car came to rest after the crash. Police say they were not in pursuit of the car when the accident happened.

Arnold Jackson on Sunday evening was pulling weeds in front of his neighbor's home when he heard the crash. "I'm down like this, and 'boom,' 'boom.' I'm like 'whoa!'" Jackson said. Police say a stolen Toyota Camry, driven by a 16-year-old boy, was speeding northbound on N. 42nd when the teenage driver disregarded a stop sign -- colliding with a Chrysler 300 that was headed westbound on Fairmount.

Crash at 42nd and Fairmount (PHOTO: Screen shot from video sent into FOX6 News by Nathan Williams)

The Chrysler then struck an Infinity stopped at the stop sign, facing southbound. The first three photos in the gallery below are screen shots from video sent into FOX6 News by Daneisha Brown -- showing the scene just after the crash: PHOTO GALLERY The stolen Toyota came to rest against a home near the intersection -- missing Arnold Jackson by just a couple feet. "I was stuck here. I'm like -- my mouth was wide open. I don't believe what just happened," Jackson said. Police say the 16-year-old driver of the stolen vehicle and his 20-year-old passenger were very seriously hurt. Two men in the car their vehicle hit, a 29-year-old man and an 18-year-old man, suffered what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries. Jackson said he was relieved the stolen car didn't hit him but he said he's upset it did damage to his neighbor's home.

Crash at 42nd & Fairmount

Damage to home from crash involving stolen vehicle at 42nd and Fairmount

"This is a citizen that -- she`s gotta pay for it. Look at her house. She`s gotta pay for that," Jackson said. Cynthia Stautner is that homeowner. By early Monday evening, her home was boarded up. Stautner says she's relieved to have learned the foundation is still solid but adds more testing is needed. "They have to go through the house to make sure the walls don’t have asbestos in it so I’m not in the clear just yet," Stautner said. Stautner says she was out having dinner when the crash happened. When she returned, she saw the scene and heard about her neighbor's close call. "I can’t even explain, I’m still speechless," she said, "I’m glad my friend Arnold, who was helping me, starting to help with some lawn work out front, I’m glad he’s still here with us because that came awful close to losing a very good neighbor and friend." FOX6 spoke with a neighbor who said he spoke with a witness who saw the stolen car moments before the crash. "Someone walked up from the park that I knew, and told me he seen that car flying down the street and he just went straight through," Nathan Williams Sr. said.

Crash at 42nd & Fairmount

A troublesome background Police tell FOX6 News the 16-year-old driver of the stolen vehicle was arrested in March for operating a vehicle without the owner's consent and resisting an officer.

Crash at 42nd & Fairmount

Despite his age, the teenager has an arrest record that dates back to 2010, as does his 20-year-old passenger. "They're arresting these kids and all they're doing is slapping them on the hand and letting them go. They need to give them some time," Williams said. The stolen Camry was taken about three weeks ago -- on July 10th near 9th and North, police say, after its keys were left in the car.

Crash at 42nd & Fairmount

"We consistently try to communicate to the rest of the system that a stolen car is not just a property crime. It`s a crime of violence," Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said. Hoping for humps Neighbors said they've petitioned the city for speed bumps in the area. A spokeswoman from Department of Public Works said Tuesday there are two speed humps proposed for placement along Fairmount Ave. between Hopkins St. and Sherman Blvd. The Common Council's Public Works Committee is scheduled to vote on the proposed humps at its September 7 meeting. If approved by the committee, then by the full council, DPW says it would install the humps by the end of 2016.