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Victims in deadly Racine County crash identified

Posted at 6:53 PM, May 29, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-29 23:07:04-04

The two people killed in a three-vehicle crash near the town of Yorkville Friday were identified as Phillip and Nadine Burmeister of Racine County, according to the Racine County Sheriff's Office. 

In a news release, the sheriff said the victims were riding a three-wheeled motorcycle and were stopped waiting for traffic to make a left turn. 

They were rear-ended by a car and the two were thrown off the bike and were hit by another car in the other lane. 

Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver that hit the victims was cited for inattentive driving. 

Phillip was 65 and Nadine was 62.