Pleasant Prairie Woman Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run; Second Woman Accused of Harboring Felon

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Briona A. Bishop, 34, of Pleasant Prairie
(Kenosha County Sheriff)

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Two women are in custody and expected to be formally charged Friday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian on Old Green Bay Road earlier this week.

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According to Pleasant Prairie police, officers and rescue personnel responded at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, to the 8900 block of Old Green Bay Road for a report of an injured person in the roadway. The victim was found with critical injuries and transported by ambulance to Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital, then airlifted to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, a Level 1 trauma center. Despite life-saving efforts, the individual later died.

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The Kenosha County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) assisted with the investigation, and the roadway remained closed for several hours as investigators processed the scene.

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Police say the investigation led them to identify both a suspect and the involved vehicle. On April 30, Briona A. Bishop, 34, of Pleasant Prairie, was taken into custody at her home on suspicion of Hit and Run Involving Death, a felony. Alexis J. Dodson, 26, also of Pleasant Prairie, was arrested for allegedly Harboring and Aiding a Felon.

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Alexis J. Dodson, 26, of Pleasant Prairie
(Kenosha County Sheriff)

Both women are being held in the Kenosha County Jail pending formal charges. Bishop is expected to be charged with Felony Hit and Run Involving Death, and Dodson is expected to face charges of Harboring and Aiding a Felon.

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The vehicle believed to be involved was recovered and is being processed for evidence. The identity of the deceased has not yet been released, pending notification by the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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The investigation is ongoing.

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  1. Maybe they should be considered for Pleasant Prairies mental health initiative as officers are trained In recognizing mental health ideologies?

  2. Before I would ever join this parade to judgment, I’d have to ask myself what was a person doing walking on Old Green Bay Road at night, were they dressed in any kind of light or reflective clothing? Were they actually walking on the roadway or right next to it? I’m certainly going to wait until I see some answers from the investigation.

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    1. What a dumb comment. Why WaS ThAt PeRsOn WaLkiNg tHaT rOaD? Maybe they fucken walk to work. How about why didn’t the two trash individuals stop to help! Idiot

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    2. Even if you don’t know what you hit… you stop and check. This moron took off to avoid getting caught… not giving a crap about a dying human being.

    3. Don’t even start blaming the deceased victim for being in wrong the place. How anyone can hit someone and leave the scene of the accident is crazy.

  3. Vista apartments has been a “wonderful” addition and has greatly increased diversity (and crime) in pleasant prairie.

    Maybe the name should be changed to “Mostly pleasant” prairie.

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    1. Many deserving death penalty, but, assuming she didn’t deliberately hit him, this is not it.
      Evers has actually let a few OUT that do deserve it.

  4. Maybe the Mills can build more Dindu Apartments there with State tax money and the permission (paying off?) of sell out Dem politicians.
    Go downtown on any warm weekend and the talk to each other across the street crowd will have you thinking you are walking into a Sox game.
    One thing for sure; they won’t be built near their McMansions.

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