Committee approves Kruschke to job. And alders want him to focus on safety. By Jeramey Jannene - Jan 6th, 2021 11:18 am //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Jerrel Kruschke appears before the Public Works Committee in March 2019. Image from City Channel – City Clerk’s Office.
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Jerrel Kruschke to serve as City Engineer, effectively the number two post at the Department of Public Works, encountered no resistance from the Common Council’s Public Works Committee. But the committee did make a strong push for Kruschke to focus on improving traffic safety for all road users.
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Car crash fatalities are up in Milwaukee County in 2020, most of them the result of speeding. File photo by Adam Carr/NNS.
Tragedy has struck in Milwaukee County in a variety of ways in 2020 including along our streets and highways.
Along with COVID-19 related deaths, the county has recorded all-time highs in both homicides and fatal drug overdoses in 2020.
But the county has also experienced an increase in crash fatalities, with 95 recorded through Dec. 6, according to Wisconsin Department of Transportation data. The final tally in the county in 2019 was 74.