A Milwaukee mother is dead, and her son critically injured after they were ht by an accused drunken driver fleeing from police.

Frances Pizzaro was killed Sunday night while crossing the street at 14th Street and Greenfield Avenue.

The 41-year-old driver didn't have a valid license because of three prior drunken driving convictions, including one causing an injury accident.

But, police said that didn't stop him from driving, running over two people in a crosswalk and then trying to flee police at high speeds.

Frances Pizzaro
Milwaukee police flooded the scene near 14th Street and Greenfield Avenue where Pizarro, 49, was killed as she crossed the street with her son around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Seconds earlier, police said they spotted the suspect driving erratically on Greenfield Avenue. Police had just started to pursue him when he struck the pedestrians in the crosswalk with his truck at an estimated 80 to 100 mph.

The driver continued on to the Milwaukee harbor where he briefly jumped in the water to escape police but was captured, police said.

Pizarro died at the scene. Her son remains in extremely critical condition at Froedert Hospital with severe traumatic injuries.

Relatives told 12 News they remain at his bedside keeping vigil. A neighbor told 12 News the family is close.

"It's got to be devastating to the family, thinking, 'What was that driver doing that he couldn't look at that time?' I don't think that person should get out of jail," said Duke Migas, the victim's neighbor.

The suspect has yet to be charged but was arrested on a charge of homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle.

His most recent OWI was in Racine County in 2007. He also had a domestic abuse restraining order issued against him in the past year.


When contacted by 12 News, the suspect's wife said she couldn't talk about his arrest.

There are stuffed animals on a utility pole at the scene of the crash for the victims.

Police continue to question the suspect, who could face formal homicide charges, as early as

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