A 19-year-old rollerblader was in the hospital with serious injuries after hitching onto a moving car and falling early Saturday.
Police were called to the 700 block of East Ogden Avenue at 12:44 a.m. Saturday. The driver of the car, also 19, purposely drove the vehicle with the rollerblader holding on from the outside.
The rollerblader is in stable condition, police said. The driver was arrested and criminal charges are expected to be forwarded to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the coming days.
Both the driver and rollerblader are from Milwaukee, according to police.
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