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Milwaukee teen pleads guilty in police chase, crash
A Milwaukee teen charged in connection to a police chase and crash at Hart Auto near 76th and Villard pleaded guilty to five charges.
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee teen charged in connection to a police chase and crash pleaded guilty Friday, Dec. 16 to five charges. As part of a plea deal, other charges were dismissed.
Prosecutors accused 18-year-old Ryan Tate of stealing a Jeep, leading police on a pursuit and crashing at Hart Auto near 76th and Villard on Feb. 2. He was 17 years old at the time.
Tate is due back in court on Feb. 16, 2023 for sentencing.
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Police said the pursuit began near 60th and Capitol – roughly two miles away from where it ended. An officer spotted the SUV, which had been stolen in a reported armed robbery, being driven recklessly and tried to stop it – but the driver refused.
Prosecutors said the driver, Tate, barreled through the intersection of 76th and Villard, ignoring the speeding police cars behind him. The stolen SUV hit a red car and then a fire hydrant before taking flight in the Hart Auto parking lot.
Ryan Tate
Prosecutors said Tate, who had two passengers, documented everything on Facebook. The Jeep was stolen from a Lyft driver who said she'd been carjacked a day earlier after picking up Tate.
Police said a gun was recovered. Tate was taken to the hospital along with his two passengers and the drivers of two other vehicles. Nobody at Hart Auto was injured.
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In all, Tate pleaded guilty to:
- Armed robbery
- First-degree recklessly endangering safety
- Second-degree recklessly endangering safety
- Vehicle operator flee/elude officer
- Operator flee/elude officer, bodily harm or property damage
- Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18
Three charges, including first-degree reckless injury, were dismissed.