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Milwaukee man sentenced after traffic accident that killed pregnant woman

Jury convicts man after Milwaukee car crash that killed pregnant wife

The accident near the intersection of 100th and Capitol killed 32-year-old Erin Mogensen, who was seven to eight weeks pregnant with her first child.

Frank Mosley was found guilty on all counts in the hit-and-run crash that left a pregnant woman dead in Wauwatosa last November. Mosley, 20, was found guilty of first-degree intentional murder, first-degree intentional murder of an unborn child and hit-and-run causing death. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21. The crash occurred near the intersection of 100th Street and Capitol Drive and claimed the life of 32-year-old Erin Mogensen, who was about seven to eight weeks pregnant with her first child. Wauwatosa police attempted to stop a stolen BMW without license plates. Sergeant. Abby Pavlik, Wauwatosa Police Department Public Information Officer, stated, “He attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle took off and sped away from the officer at a high rate of speed. So the officer initiated a chase to stop the car when the driver continued to drive and began driving recklessly.” The officer quickly broke off the pursuit, but the BMW then rammed Mogensen's car. According to the criminal complaint, the BMW was traveling 116 mph before impact and slowed to 67 mph at the time of the collision in a 35 mph zone. Mogensen was just blocks from her home when the accident happened. Her iPhone sent a crash alert and location, and her husband, Alex Mogensen, rushed to the scene. He testified, “I saw them before they pulled me away. I saw them holding her head with the bag they use for CPR. I remember thinking, 'Why is it so dirty?' Now I think there must have been blood.” Surveillance video showed a man running from the stolen BMW. Investigators tracked the vehicle using a Walmart receipt found inside. Footage from the store showed a man with a clock tattoo on his hand. Police later arrested Mosley at a residence connected to the stolen vehicle. He matched the description, including the clock tattoo, and had a cut and bump above his left eyebrow. At the scene, officers discovered a fire in a grill containing charred clothing and partially burned paperwork from the BMW involved in the crash. Mosley denied involvement, claiming his car was stolen before the incident and that he was not the man in the Walmart video. After Mogensen's death, her family called for the law to be changed. Republican state Rep. Bob Donovan of Greenfield authored a bill to toughen maximum penalties for reckless drivers. The bill, signed by Democratic Governor Tony Evers, would impose mandatory prison sentences for anyone convicted of killing or seriously injuring a person through reckless driving.

MILWAUKEE —

Frank Mosley was found guilty on all counts in connection with the hit-and-run crash in Wauwatosa last November that left a pregnant woman dead.

Mosley, 20, was found guilty of first-degree intentional murder, first-degree intentional murder of an unborn child and hit-and-run causing death. Sentencing is scheduled for November 21.

The accident occurred near the intersection of 100th Street and Capitol Drive and claimed the life of 32-year-old Erin Mogensen, who was seven to eight weeks pregnant with her first child.

Wauwatosa Police attempted to stop a stolen BMW without a license plate. Sergeant Abby Pavlik, Wauwatosa Police Department spokesperson, said: “He [the officer] went to stop the vehicle. The vehicle took off and sped away from the officer at a high rate of speed. So the officer initiated a pursuit to stop the car when the driver continued on and began driving recklessly.”

The officer quickly broke off the pursuit, but the BMW then rammed the side of Mogensen's car. According to the indictment, the BMW was traveling at 186 km/h before the impact and was slowing to 108 km/h in a 56 km/h zone at the time of the collision.

Mogensen was just blocks from her home when the accident happened. Her iPhone sent an accident report and location, and her husband, Alex Mogensen, rushed to the scene. He testified, “I saw them before they pulled me away. I saw them holding her head with the bag they use for CPR. I remember thinking, 'Why is it so dirty?' Now I think there must have been blood.”

Surveillance video captured a man fleeing the stolen BMW. Investigators were able to track down the vehicle using a Walmart receipt found inside. Footage from the store showed a man with a clock tattoo on his hand. Police later arrested Mosley at a residence associated with the stolen vehicle. He matched the description, including the clock tattoo, and had a cut and bump above his left eyebrow.

At the scene of the accident, officers discovered a fire in a grill containing charred clothing and partially burned papers from the BMW involved in the accident.

Mosley denied any involvement, claiming his car was stolen before the incident and that he was not the man in the Walmart video.

After Mogensen's death, her family called for a change in the law. Republican Rep. Bob Donovan of Greenfield authored a bill that would increase the maximum penalties for reckless drivers.

The bill, signed by Democratic Governor Tony Evers, would impose mandatory prison time for anyone found to have killed or seriously injured someone because of reckless driving.

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