MILWAUKEE — A 22-year-old driver who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a Lyft vehicle is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Monday.
Cera Wilkerson faces multiple charges, including vehicle operator fleeing an officer resulting in the death of another and second-degree homicide.
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Wilkerson was allegedly driving at a high rate of speed when police tried to pull her vehicle over near West North Avenue and North Teutonia Avenue on July 29.
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Police say she "disregarded the lights and siren and increased the speed of the vehicle," according to the criminal complaint.
Prosecutors allege that Wilkerson then continued driving recklessly, nearly hitting a pedestrian at one point during the chase, and then drove through a red light before crashing her vehicle into another vehicle at the intersection of Humboldt and Brady.
The driver of the other vehicle, 28-year-old El Moctar Sidiya, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a rideshare driver who immigrated from Mauritania, a country in northwest Africa, in 2023.
A passenger in Sidiya's vehicle sustained seven broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
If convicted on all charges, Wilkerson could face more than 64 years in prison.
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