A 41-year-old man in Wisconsin was said to be driving “very fast” when he allegedly struck and killed a 90-year-old pedestrian and then refused to stop, forcing his passenger to jump from his moving vehicle to report the accident. Raul Herrera was arrested last week and charged with one count of felony hit and run resulting in death, according to court records.
Authorities identified the victim as Roberto Deleon.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law&Crime, at 9:41 p.m. on May 10, 2025, officers from the Milwaukee Police Department responded to an area in the 1000 block of South 35th Street after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a pedestrian being struck by a speeding car.
According to one of the callers, “the pedestrian’s head was ‘cracked open.'” The caller also stated that the driver had already fled the scene.
A second caller called 911 a short time later, claiming that “she was in the striking auto” when it hit the pedestrian, and that “the driver of the striking auto would not stop, so she had to jump out of the striking auto.”
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When police arrived, emergency medical personnel from the Milwaukee Fire Department were already attempting to perform lifesaving measures on the Deleon. Unfortunately, their efforts were futile, and he was declared dead at the scene.
An autopsy revealed that Deleon died from blunt force injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle, including head lacerations, brain bleeding, and multiple fractured ribs.
The witness who was allegedly in the car with Herrera at the time of the crash confirmed that he was driving using a photo lineup.
Prior to the crash, the witness stated that she had been at home with the defendant and another male known only as “Chi Longo.” She stated that the three of them went to a Mexican restaurant, with Herrera driving a friend’s red 2002 Ford Mustang convertible with a tan top, before heading to a local bar for dinner and “a few drinks.” When they left around 8:45 p.m., she stated that Herrera continued to drive while she sat in the passenger seat.
Before driving to a south-side auto body shop, the trio stopped at a deli to buy vodka and beer.
“NH stated that while they were driving, the defendant was driving’very fast’ and recklessly. “When [the witness] mentioned the way the Defendant was driving, he said’shut up b—,'” the complaint states. “[The witness] stated that she picked up her phone and was looking at it when she heard the defendant yell ‘OH S—!’ and something hit the car’s windshield. [The witness] stated that she knew the defendant had hit someone.”
The witness told Herrera to “stop because he hit a person,” but he refused and “appeared to not have any intention of stopping,” police said.
She yelled at Herrera to let her down, and when he finally slowed down, “she jumped out of the vehicle while it was moving.” After jumping out of the car, the witness stated that Herrera “continued to drive off and did not stop.”
Investigators tracked down Herrera and the red Mustang using information provided by the witness. The car had “a huge hole in the driver’s side portion of the windshield,” and an officer reported seeing Herrera drop an empty can of beer on the ground while walking away from the vehicle.
According to the complaint, police discovered broken glass inside the vehicle that appeared to have human hair on it. According to the complaint, the other passenger in the car told investigators that Herrera was driving at the time of the crash.
Herrera also allegedly admitted to driving the car after drinking and smoking marijuana. He is being held at the Milwaukee County Jail on a $120,000 bond, according to records.