Milwaukee fatal crash, 2 killed; Most Wanted man arrested

Fatal crash kills grandmother, grandson

An 11-year-old boy injured in a crash that happened in Milwaukee last week has died from his injuries.

MILWAUKEE - A woman and her grandson died following a four-car crash that occurred in Milwaukee on Tuesday, March 5.

According to police and online court records, former Wisconsin's Most Wanted fugitive 31-year-old Davonte Jackson was the driver who ran a red light leading to the multi-vehicle crash while he was still on the run.

Surveillance video captured the destructive crash near Sherman and Villard. It killed 55-year-old Janice Howard that day and police confirmed on Monday, March 11, that an 11-year-old boy, identified by family as Ashton Porter, also died from his injuries.

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"He was an innocent kid in this situation," said Andre Porter, Howard's youngest son. "Kid full of life."

Ashton Porter

Loved ones said Howard was driving home after picking up her grandson from basketball practice when she was hit.

"We’re all hurt, and we’re just doing our best to just watch over each other," Andre Porter said.

Janice Howard

A police squad car was also hit in the crash, with two officers inside. One sustained a non-fatal injury and the other was not injured.

A fourth car was hit as well and that driver did not sustain any injuries.

"They’re going to always live on, we’re going to make sure of it," said Alexcis Coleman, Howard's daughter.

Family of the victims

Police records show Jackson was arrested after the crash on Eggert Place, roughly a block from the scene, for recklessly endangering safety and fleeing police. Several new charges are now pending, according to jail records.

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Investigators said Jackson had more than a pound of suspected marijuana in the car, as well as a digital scale.

FOX6 News first profiled Jackson in January 2020 when he was accused of stealing Christmas presents from under a tree during a home invasion. He has also been charged with domestic abuse, criminal damage to property and felony bail jumping – and was named one of Wisconsin's Most Wanted in August 2023. He remained a wanted fugitive until Tuesday's arrest after the crash.

Jackson is being held on a more than half a million dollar bond and is due back in court next week.