The Brief A Milwaukee man is charged in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a bystander at 35th and Hadley. The driver has never had a license and previously served prison time for hitting and nearly killing two people in two separate hit-and-run crashes. His bond was set at $20,000 cash. He's also being held on a parole violation hold.



A Milwaukee man who's never had a driver's license and previously served prison time for hitting and nearly killing two people - in two separate hit-and-run crashes - is now charged in a recent crash that amputated the leg of an innocent bystander.

Driver charged

In court:

On Tuesday, prosecutors charged 29-year-old Romeal O'Quin with first-degree reckless injury, hit-and-run causing great bodily harm, and knowingly operating without a valid driver's license causing great bodily harm - all felonies, with habitual criminality enhancers.

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 Obviously an aggravated factor, in this particular case Mr. O'Quin, is that you are out on supervision for exactly the same type of offense,  said Milwaukee County Circuit Court Commissioner Rosa Barillas.  And now we see the consequences of this type of behavior. Someone has had their life altered for the rest of their life. 

What's next:

Barillas set O'Quin's bond at $20,000 cash; he's also being held on a parole violation hold. O'Quin is due back in court next week.

Romeal O'Quin appears in Milwaukee County court on Oct. 20, 2026.

The details:

The crash happened on Saturday, Oct. 17. Milwaukee police said officers tried to pull over a vehicle that had plates that didn't match the vehicle, which was later determined to be stolen. The driver sped off and blew a stop sign at 35th and Hadley. That's when the vehicle, driven by O'Quin, hit another car, then a pole and two bystanders on the corner.

One of those bystanders, a 40-year-old man, had serious injuries to one leg, and his other leg was severed above the knee, according to court filings. The driver of the second vehicle, a 52-year-old, was taken to the hospital to be 
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