In a tragic incident in Wisconsin, a 29-year-old woman is facing serious charges for allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian with her SUV, then leaving the scene. The accused, Tameca N. Martin, was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death and operating a vehicle without a license, which led to the fatality of Calvin Young Jr. According to authorities, Young was violently thrown over 100 feet upon impact.

The Milwaukee Police Department released a probable cause affidavit detailing the events of March 9. At approximately 1:40 p.m., officers responded to West National Avenue and South 54th Street after receiving reports of a person lying unresponsive in the road. Upon arrival, they discovered Young without a pulse and not breathing, and he was declared dead by emergency responders.

The investigation swiftly connected this fatal crash to a nearby disturbance. Witnesses reported seeing a woman with several children in distress, speaking on the phone and urgently requesting someone to pick her up. Police soon located Martin about half a mile from the accident site. Her vehicle, a Chevrolet Equinox, showed visible damage, and she was accompanied by six children.

Disturbingly, none of the children, aged under 12, were properly secured in the vehicle. Only one child was in a car seat, while others as young as 4 and 6 were not restrained appropriately.

A witness recounted overhearing Martin on the phone shortly after the crash. She allegedly admitted, “I hit the guy, he’s not moving,” and insisted, “I need you to come get me now. I’m sending my location.”

A witness told police he was at a nearby home and overheard Martin on the phone shortly after the crash saying, “I hit the guy he”s not moving,” and saying, “I need you to come get me now. I’m sending my location.”

“The defendant kept repeating, ‘I need you to come get me now’ to the person on the phone,” the affidavit states.

During an interview with police, Martin admitted she was driving the vehicle to a friend’s house when she accidentally struck a pedestrian. When asked about the incident, she responded, “Him? That’s it,” apparently confirming she hit Young and said she “panicked” and left the scene. She told officers her “vision is really bad” and that she did not see the victim before impact, adding she had been looking at her GPS at the time.

Police say surveillance video captured the crash, showing Young walking in a marked crosswalk when Martin’s vehicle struck him. According to investigators, “the Equinox strikes Young, causing his body to travel across 54th Street,” with authorities estimating he was thrown “approximately 108 feet after being struck.”

Despite the severity of the impact, the affidavit states that “no occupant (notably, the driver) is observed checking on Young,” and instead, “the Equinox then pulls around Young’s body and drives away.”

Authorities noted there were no obstacles preventing Martin from stopping, and the intersection was illuminated with “overhead street lamps,” “clearly marked white reflective crosswalk decals,” and a visible pedestrian crossing sign.

In a later interview, Martin told investigators her vision is “really bad” and admitted she had her phone in her hand to follow directions because she was unfamiliar with the area. She said she only noticed Young at the last moment, stating she “squinted her eye and stopped,” but “it was already too late.”

After the crash, Martin said she got out of the vehicle but “did not know what to do,” acknowledging she “should have checked on Young” before leaving. She admitted she then drove away, parked, and told the six children in the car to get out, later concluding she “might as well stay right here, I left the scene, [there is] no point in running.” She said the person she sent her location to was the friend she was driving to visit.

Police say Martin also admitted she has never had a driver’s license and had smoked marijuana about two hours before the crash.

Investigators further noted that multiple young children were in the vehicle at the time, including a 4-year-old and 6-year-old who were not in car seats.

The case remains under investigation pending toxicology results.

A judge ordered Martin held on $25,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court for her arraignment on April 20.