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Milwaukee crash victim's family grieves
Loved ones of Amari Smith, the Milwaukee man killed in a crash near 20th and Burleigh, released balloons in his memory at the scene on Saturday, March 2.
MILWAUKEE - Blue and green balloons sailed into the Milwaukee sky as dozens of people remembered a crash victim on Saturday, March 2.
Loved ones of Amari Smith gathered at 20th and Burleigh to grieve and reflect. The 30-year-old was killed in a crash there last weekend.
"I'm hearing, 'I didn't know 'Mari had accomplished so much, I didn't know ‘Mari had helped so many people,’" said Pastor James West with St. John Concordia C.M.E. Church. "That's always a good feeling, especially for the parents, to hear that their child had purpose in life."
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Milwaukee fatal crash, 20th and Burleigh; fleeing driver charged
A 40-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in connection to a fatal crash that happened on Sunday, Feb. 25 near 20th and Burleigh in Milwaukee.
Smith's family said he was known for volunteering, and he was studying to become a barber. He was struck by a car that was fleeing police.
The driver accused in that crash, 40-year-old Robert Jones, was arrested and charged. Prosecutors said Jones had a warrant and fled police because he thought, if he got arrested, it might be the end of his marriage.