Teen driver in pedestrian fatal had expired license
A 19-year-old Muskego woman was driving with an expired license when her car struck and killed a 53-year-old woman in West Allis Dec. 3, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.
Sarah C. Mlachnik was driving east on W. National Ave. at S. 97th St. just before 5 p.m. when her car struck Linda Lee Zyduck of West Allis, according to a criminal complaint and a Milwaukee County medical examiner's report.
Zyduck, who used a walker, had just gotten off a bus at the intersection's northeast corner and was walking south across W. National Ave. when she was struck in the right eastbound lane, according to the documents.
Mlachnik stayed at the scene and told police she did not see Zyduck crossing the street, the complaint says. Her driver's license expired Oct. 1 and had not been renewed before the collision, according to the complaint.
Mlachnik is charged with one count of operating without a license, causing death. If convicted, she faces up to a $10,000 fine and nine months' imprisonment.
The medical examiner's report released the day after the collision said police were investigating whether Mlachnik may have been texting just before her car struck Zyduck.
Voicemails left Monday afternoon with West Allis police and the Milwaukee County district attorney's office were not immediately returned.
Mlachnik, who is not in custody, is scheduled to make her initial court appearance Dec. 27.
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