Milwaukee man sentenced to 10 years in fatal 2024 hit-and-run crash
UPDATED: 07/29/2026 3:31PM
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A 21-year-old Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a 2024 crash that killed an Oak Creek mother.
Court records show Xavier Perez was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision after being convicted of second-degree reckless homicide. A charge of hit-and-run involving death was dismissed, and Perez received credit for 380 days already served in jail.
The crash happened Aug. 26, 2024, near South Muskego Avenue and West Rogers Street.
According to investigators, 38-year-old Tai Rosa Perez was driving north on South Muskego Avenue when a stolen SUV traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into her vehicle. Authorities said two people inside the SUV got out and fled the scene.
According to the criminal complaint, investigators recovered a cellphone from the stolen SUV and found an Uber profile associated with Xavier Perez.
Investigators also collected blood from the SUV's deployed airbags and submitted it to the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory. The complaint says the DNA matched Xavier Perez.
An arrest warrant was later issued, and Perez was taken into custody.
Tai Rosa Perez died from injuries she suffered in the crash.
Man charged in 2024 crash that killed Oak Creek mother, warrant issued for his arrest
POSTED: 06/11/2025 03:59 PM
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- An arrest warrant has been issued to find a man accused in a fatal crash back in August of last year.
Xavier Perez, 20, has been charged with second degree reckless homicide, and hit-and-run resulting in death.
The crash happened near Muskego and Rogers on Aug. 26, 2024. Officials say 38-year-old Tai Rosa Perez was driving northbound on South Muskego Avenue near Rogers when a stolen Cadillac SUV driving at a fast speed hit her car. The two people in the SUV got out of the car and ran from the scene.
According to a criminal complaint filed on June 9 of 2025, a cellphone was recovered from the stolen Cadillac and investigators found an Uber profile on it with the name "Xavier Perez."
Investigators collected blood found on deployed airbags in the Cadillac and sent it to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab for testing.
The complaint says the crime lab determined DNA found on the airbags matched Perez.
An arrest warrant has now been issued for Perez.
