Driver in custody after crashing into street sweeper, drugs and gun recovered from vehicle

Driver arrested after crashing into street sweeper

MILWAUKEE -- One person was taken into custody early Friday morning, May 3 following a crash involving a car and street sweeper in Milwaukee. It happened around 4 a.m.

Police say a DPW street sweeper was working when it was struck by another vehicle on the corner of 27th and Lincoln. The DPW worker received non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken into custody. A firearm and drugs were recovered in the striking vehicle.

Crash involving car and street sweeper near Lincoln and Layton