A 1-year-old boy is dead after a woman allegedly stole his mother’s vehicle with him inside and crashed.
Zarion was was in the rear passenger side of the vehicle, the newspaperreported. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said although Zarion was in a car seat, he was not fully secured. There are also suspicions that Burse was speeding, according to theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Zarion’s mother, Mikayla Tweedie, told the newspaper that Burse is her “acquaintance” and she had just gotten out of the vehicle before Burse allegedly stole it.
She added that she was shocked Burse allegedly took her car.
“I knew her well enough to think she wouldn’t do something like that,” Tweedie told the newspaper.
She shared that Zarion had a “beautiful smile” and “the most amazing heart.”
Eddie Anthony, Zarion’s dad, also told the publication, “I want to see justice, I do. I want to see justice. He didn’t deserve it, he had a lot of life ahead of him. Like I said, gone but never forgotten, but it’s a lot of heartache that we will never get over. Everybody’s going to think about it every day, every minute, every second, so it’s tough, it’s hard.”
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He added of his late son, “He was always playful. He always had a smile, always laughing just doing normal stuff, just growing up everyday, so for this to happen is just tragic.”
The child’s grandfather, Donnie Thomas, said that he is “hurt” over the loss, telling theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel,“Justice needs to be served.”
Burse could be fined up to $10,000 and spend six years in prison if convicted, per theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel.
A criminal complaint stated thatofficers on the sceneallegedly found her in the driver’s seat, according toCBS 58 News. The Milwaukee Fire Department pulled Zarion from the car before he was rushed to Children’s Wisconsin, according to the outlet.
The news station added that “reasonable inferences based on the position of the vehicles” in the accident indicate that Burse was driving southbound and crossed into a northbound lane before hitting the other car.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Burse allegedly does not have a driver’s license, perCBS 58 News.
The Milwaukee Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. It’s unclear if Burse has an attorney who can comment on her behalf.
source: people.com
