Milwaukee DPW worker hurt; hit-and-run driver later arrested
Milwaukee Police Department (MPD)
MILWAUKEE - A 31-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of striking a Milwaukee garbage truck with her car, injuring a worker, and then fleeing the scene.
Milwaukee police say this hit-and-run crash happened near 61st and Chambers around 8:30 a.m. Monday. The Department of Public Works employee was riding the rear step of a garbage truck and fell to the ground.
The driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene but was later arrested.
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The passenger of the DPW garbage truck, a 38-year-old man, was taken to the hospital for serious injuries.
Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.