An 18-year-old Madison teenager crashed into a light pole and traffic standard on South Midvale Boulevard Monday morning, claiming that he lost control after being shot at, according to a MPD incident report.
Following the crash, the uninjured driver fled the car to hide while the car’s only passenger, a 20-year-old Madison man, stayed in the car. The similarly uninjured passenger did not exit the car until police arrived on the scene, MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said.
The passenger denied to police that he had been in the car, while the driver alleged the gunshots fired were from a dark colored vehicle with strongly tinted windows.
Investigators found no shell casings at the scene and reported that interviewed witnesses did not hear gunshots, but did hear the crash.
