RACINE – The Racine County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple charges against Travon T. Donley, 26, of Racine, after he allegedly fled from a vehicle collision that injured a woman on Wednesday. Donley was charged with hit and run, obstructing an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of felony bail jumping. All of […]
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Police: Man Hits Woman, Drags Her with His Car
Racine police say a 24-year-old man is facing felony charges after he got into an altercation with a woman and then hit her with his car, dragging her for a number of feet and then fleeing the area. Derek Claybrook, of Mount Pleasant, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count […]
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$10,000 Bond for Man Charged with 8th OWI & Hit-and-Run
Mount Pleasant police say a 64-year-old man is facing his eighth drunk driving charge after hitting a car on the south side of the village and fleeing the scene. Alan Lawrence, of Mount Pleasant, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of eighth operating while intoxicated and one misdemeanor count of […]
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Milwaukee Man in Custody After I-94 Hit/Run
Mount Pleasant police say a 30-year-old Milwaukee man is in custody after he hit another car Saturday on I-94 and then fled the scene. Officers responded at 12:36 p.m. to the intersection of Highway 20 and the East Frontage Road for a report of an accident, possibly with injuries. While police were en route, dispatch […]
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Woman Charged in Hit & Run That Left Toddler in Critical Condition
Mount Pleasant police say a 46-year-old Racine woman panicked and fled the scene of an accident she caused last February that left a toddler in critical condition. Lisa Lackas will go before a judge on May 14 for her initial appearance to face a single felony charge of hit and run causing injury. If convicted, […]
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$250,000 Bond for Man Accused of Killing Woman in Drunk Driving Accident
The man believed to have hit and killed Lakethia Richardson over the weekend in a drunk driving accident was assigned Wednesday a $250,000 cash bond during his initial appearance in Racine County Circuit Court. Tarance Bryant, 33, of Racine, was formally charged with felony hit and run resulting in death and homicide by intoxicated use […]
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Benefit for Mom, Baby, Daughter Injured in Hit/Run
Before being critically injured by a hit-and-run driver earlier this month, Genie Webb, of Racine, worked at Careers Industries helping clients there find jobs throughout the community. The accident also injured Webb’s 3-year-old daughter and triggered the delivery of her baby son by emergency C-section. Luckily, the little girl’s injuries were limited to scrapes and bruises, […]
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Hit/Run Victim Healing, Asking for Help with Closure
Just over three weeks have passed since a hit-and-run accident left Pastor Elliott Cohen with life threatening injuries; collapsed lungs, nine broken ribs, a broken collarbone and multiple cuts and bruises. Cohen is the senior pastor of Abundant Life Christian Ministries, 3433 Douglas Avenue. Though he is recovering and has been released from the hospital, Cohen […]