Crime & Safety

Report: Driver In Fatal Car-Bike Crash Blacked Out

Authorities still investigating July accident.

The driver in the fatal car-bicycle accident in July told police he blacked out just before the accident, according to this report from the Journal Sentinel

The newspaper obtained a court record that is the first public explanation about what exactly caused the crash that killed Oak Creek resident Sam Ferrito. 

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The long investigation into the accident is still ongoing. Oak Creek police have said they are waiting for a crash reconstruction to be completed by the Wisconsin State Patrol. Police will then forward the investigation to the district attorney's office, which will decide if any charges will be brought forward.

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