Waukesha parade victims: Wisconsin city to hold vigil as 8 children remain hospitalized after fatal

July 2024 · 2 minute read
WUAKESHA, Ill. (WLS) — Another child is out of the hospital after being hurt when a driver plowed through a parade in Waukesha last weekend.

Children’s Wisconsin said eight patients injured in the Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee are still being treated at the hospital.

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The facility originally received 16 patients after the driver of a red SUV roared through the parade in Waukesha, killing six people and injuring more than 60.

One Children’s Wisconsin patient was released on Friday and another was able to come home for Thanksgiving. Out of the eight remaining patients, four are in serious condition, two are in fair condition and two are in good condition.

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Waukesha’s mayor and the city council will hold a moment of silence Sunday at 4:39 p.m., exactly one week after the incident, to honor the victims of the parade tragedy.

Then, city leaders plan to light Waukesha blue in honor of the victims.

Darnell Brooks Jr. is accused of speeding away from police and entering the parade, refusing to stop even as an officer banged on the hood of his SUV.

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Five adults and one child were killed in the crash.

The victims have been identified as:

-Virginia Sorenson, 79,
-LeAnna Owen, 71,
-Tamara Durand, 52,
-Jane Kulich, 52,
-Wilhelm Hospel, 81
-Jackson Sparks, 8

The Associated Press contributed to this post.

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