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Police say a driver stole a truck from a nearby dealership minutes before the crash. The suspect ran a red light and collided head-on with the victim's vehicle. The car that was struck was occupied by an elderly woman and a passenger. The driver, identified as Linda Garrison Jones, 69, died at the scene, and the passenger Margie "Deanie" Lovell, 92, was taken to UAB for treatment where she succumbed to her injuries. The suspect was also injured in the crash and taken to UAB for treatment. Crestwood Boulevard is closed while the accident is being investigated.

Mary 'Tina' Hanson, 64, and her husband Bernard Hanson, 74, both killed after car is struck by stolen SUV that ran stop sign at 84th Street and Wilbur Avenue in Milwaukee, WI; five teens that were in stolen vehicle taken into custody

Date:

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Area:

Milwaukee, WI

At about 2:15pm, Michael Hobbs, 18, was speeding in a stolen SUV with four other passengers on West Wilbur Avenue when he ran through a stop sign and struck a car containing the Mary Hanson, 64, who went by 'Tina', and her husband Bernard Hanson, 74. The Hansons' vehicle then careened into a third vehicle, driven by Judy Whitaker, 66. The five teenagers in the SUV all ran from the scene, but they were all eventually apprehended and taken into custody. Mary and Bernard Hanson were both killed in the crash, and Whitaker was hospitalized with injuries, though they were not life-threatening.