Wauwatosa Teen Charged In Fatal Brookfield Crash

BROOKFIELD, WI — A teen from Wauwatosa faces charges in connection to a fatal car crash on Sept. 14 in Brookfield.

Griffin Lakatos,16, was charged on Friday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with homicide by negligent operation of a car, according to online court records.

Lakatos' initial court appearance is on March 3.

On Sept. 14 police were called to North 124th Street in Brookfield for an accident, according to the criminal complaint.

Police found a car off the roadway against a telephone pole and a witness said the person wasn't breathing.

After removing the person and doing chest compressions, rescue officials took the person to the hospital but later died at the hospital.

A driver of a SUV, identified as Lakatos, was also at the scene of the accident, the complaint said.

Several people with minor injuries were inside the SUV.

A person from the SUV said Lakatos was driving 5 mph over the speed limit when "the other car turned in front of them" and then they crashed, the complaint said.

Lakatos told police he was driving when he noticed a friend slam on the breaks next to him when he saw the other car turning, the complaint said.

A Wisconsin State Patrol report from October said Lakatos was driving at 72 mph at five seconds before the crash. He first hit his brake pedal 1 second before the crash, the complaint said.

The speed limit on North 124th Street is 35 mph.