Woman booted from bar drives her car into crowd, injuring 1

By: Associated Press//March 8, 2021//

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MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a woman who got kicked out of a Mount Pleasant bar drove her car into a crowd and seriously injured a pedestrian.

The crash happened about 2 a.m. after the 33-year-old Racine woman was allegedly involved in an altercation with a group inside the bar, Mount Pleasant police said. Witnesses told police the pedestrian was struck and became trapped under the car.

The driver tried to flee the scene but was apprehended by officers, WDJT-TV reported.

The victim was transported to a local hospital and then later transported by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee with possible life-threatening injuries.

The suspect is being held in the Racine County Jail on suspicion of multiple charges, including second degree attempted reckless homicide.

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