Milwaukee Police Department issues civil lawsuit against habitual reckless driver

The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) requested the City of Milwaukee to file a civil lawsuit against a habitual reckless driver. The driver, LaShawn Thomas, has accumulated a total of 37 traffic-related citations in the City of Milwaukee since 2017. Thirteen have been received this year alone, MPD says. The cited offenses include reckless driving, failure to stop, unsafe passing, and speeding. Thomas was served with the summons and complaint over the weekend. According to MPD, the lawsuit alleges Thomas' "ongoing negligent and reckless driving affects the quality of life and safety of our community and is a public nuisance." The lawsuit asks a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge to find Thomas' dangerous driving a public nuisance and order injunctive and equitable relief. Failure to comply could result in seizing Thomas' vehicle or sentencing him to jail READ: https://www.tmj4.com/news/project-drive-safer/milwaukee-police-department-issues-civil-lawsuit-against-habitual-reckless-driver