Neighbors and parents worried after car crashes into side of elementary school

A driver crashed into Nathaniel Hawthorne School Saturday just before midnight, according to the Milwaukee Fire Department.

"I heard a really loud car, then a bang, and then the entire house shook," Robin Kullick, a neighbor, recalled. She rushed outside to see what happened.

"I ran up to see if the driver was alive because he had come stumbling out of the building and collapsed forward on the pavement."

One person was taken to Froedtert Hospital from the crash.

Hawthorne is an elementary school with Milwaukee Public Schools(MPS) serving kindergarten to fifth-grade students.

While the school was empty Saturday night, in just several days, students will pack the halls for a new school year.

"It's very dangerous and very scary because we’re not with our kids the time they're in school," Sierra Thomas said.

Thomas is the parent of a six-year-old at Hawthorne who is going into first grade. Now, she's questioning his safety while at school.

TMJ4

"My neighbor just lost her kid to a hit and run and it’s scary to see a car run into the building because what if it was during school hours?" Thomas asked.

According to MPS, the crash will not affect the school start date on Sept. 3 and will not impact student learning.

TMJ4 reached out to the Milwaukee Police Department to see what led up to the crash but did not receive an immediate response.