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Background: News footage of the intersection in Waukesha, Wis., where Janet Wolfgram allegedly hit someone with her car (WISN). Inset: Janet Wolfgram (Waukesha Police Department).
Wolfgram has been charged with hit-and-run causing injury following an accident that occurred on February 8. As outlined in a criminal complaint sourced by local ABC station WISN, Wolfgram was driving her red Chevrolet Cruze when she made a left turn at an intersection, striking an unidentified pedestrian. The impact sent the man airborne over her vehicle’s hood, although he survived, he sustained injuries.
According to police, a witness pursued Wolfgram’s vehicle to a nearby Pick ‘N Save store, while another bystander contacted authorities. The injured man was found lying in the street, holding his leg, and stated to officers that he had the “walk sign” when he was struck, and the driver did not stop.
The complaint details that officers from the Waukesha Police Department encountered Wolfgram as she exited her car in the Pick ‘N Save parking lot. When questioned about the accident, she reportedly acknowledged she “thought she hit something,” but was uncertain. Upon being informed that she had hit a person, Wolfgram appeared “quite distraught,” as reported by local Fox affiliate WITI.
According to the complaint, Waukesha Police Department officers arrived at the Pick ‘N Save parking lot just as Wolfgram was getting out of her car. Officers approached her and asked her if she knew she had been in an accident. Police said, “She thought she hit something but wasn’t sure what.” When she was informed that she had hit a person, she was “quite distraught,” according to reporting on the complaint by local Fox affiliate WITI.
Surveillance cameras caught the incident on video, showing Wolfgram’s red Cruze driving through the intersection and striking the man, sending him flying over her hood as she continued driving. Police said the man was launched 15 to 20 feet from where he had been in the intersection. WISN reported that a gas station attendant who knew the man said he was walking with assistance.
Wolfgram was arrested by Waukesha Police Department officers and taken to a substation. She was booked into jail and released with tickets. A criminal charge of hit-and-run involving injury was filed on Wednesday. Her next court appearance is scheduled for March 31.