- 28
- July
2010
Milwaukee County district attorney's office decided this week not to file criminal charges against a Wauwatosa woman for her involvement in a 2009 car accident that killed a Milwaukee motorcyclist.
The car accident occurred on the morning of July 2, 2009 when Jane Carter, 66, of Milwaukee, struck the motorcycle of Wauwatosa motorcyclist, 52-year-old Jim Barbarini. According to police and news reports, Carter was driving her Toyota Matrix when she turned the corner and struck the motorcycle of Bararini. As a result, Barbarini broadsided the vehicle and was violently thrown from his bike. Bararini was wearing a novelty helmet with spikes at the time of the crash but it offered little to no protection during the impact. The crash occurred near N. Mayfair Road and W. Center Street.
According to police, Carter was on her way home from a tennis game with her friends just before the fatal car accident occurred. Officers on the scene saw no sign that Carter was impaired and did not administer a field sobriety test. After the crash, Carter told police that she had taken a prescription painkiller 12 hours prior to the crash and police initiated a blood test. The blood test revealed that Carter had taken Ambien, a prescription sleep aid, not 12 hours prior but 60 to 90 minutes prior to the crash.

