Beverly Fair, a grandmother to 12, has been identified as the woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash this past weekend.
Her family is left seeking justice as police haven't made an arrest. Through the grief, they are struck by a "miracle" that a grandson survived the high-speed crash.
According to Milwaukee police, the Saturday night crash took place at about 7:50 p.m. at the intersection of North 34th and West Lloyd streets.
A driver traveling north on 34th Street collided with a vehicle, occupied by Beverly, 70, and her grandson Jordan, 21, traveling west on Lloyd Street, police said. The driver then fled the scene on foot.
Beverly was rushed to a hospital but died a short time later due to injuries sustained in the crash. Jordan, who was driving, was also transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released.
"I saw the vehicle, and with my mother's injuries, the fact that he walked out the hospital, I'm a firm believer it was a miracle that he survived that car accident," Shyla Deacon, Jordan's mother and Beverly's daughter, told the Journal Sentinel Monday.
A report released Monday by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said it's estimated the suspected vehicle was traveling 60 to 80 miles per hour in the residential area. Police said Monday they continue to seek unknown occupants of the suspected vehicle, which was a 2011 silver BMW 328 that had Minnesota plates not listed to the vehicle.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 414-935-7219, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or by using the P3 Tips app.
Beverly's death is the first fatal crash in Milwaukee this year as the city saw a decrease in the amount of fatal crashes from 2023 to 2024.
Beverly enjoyed one final holiday season with her family, something she looked forward to as it was a chance to cook a big meal and make her famous caramel cake.
She leaves behind a husband, Charles, five children and 12 grandchildren. "She was my dad's queen. She was our queen," Deacon said.
"She did everything in excellence. Everything from the way she dressed, to the way she did her makeup, to the food that she cook, everything was done in excellence. She was the best of all of us."
Deacon, who ran for a school board seat in Milwaukee in 2019, said she introduced her mom to a new sport in recent years. "She was my tennis buddy," Deacon said. "I taught her how to keep score and tennis tournaments, we would watch together."
Deacon had plans with her mom to go to the Milwaukee Bucks game against the Los Angeles Lakers in March. "She loved watching basketball, specifically the Bucks," Deacon said. "She acquired the taste for basketball not too long ago."
Having wisdom is the way Deacon would describe her mother. "As my father says, 'She was the straw in our drink.' She kept the family together. She was kind. She exemplified womanhood. She was a virtuous woman.
"Every time I needed advice, every time my siblings or grandkids needed advice, she was right there with the best advice. She cared about family. She cared about friends. She went to Rome with her sorority sisters a couple years ago. She loved friendship.
"She lived life to the fullest. She loved to travel. She loved to have fun. She was the life of the party. She loved community. She was the glue."
A funeral for Beverly Fair is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 17. Her family has started a GoFundMe page to help cover expenses.
This story was updated to add new information.