Woman, 89, found not competent to stand trial in Cudahy hit-and-run

Woman, 89, found not competent to stand trial in Cudahy hit-and-run

Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tue, February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM UTC

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An 89-year-old Milwaukee woman facing a hit-and-run charge in a crash that injured a 9-year-old girl in Cudahy was found not competent to stand trial.

Darlene Adam is facing one felony count of hit-and-run involving injury. If convicted, she could face up to nine months in jail and up to $10,000 in fines.

Adam was ordered by the court on Jan. 7 to be examined by a forensic unit to determine if she was competent to proceed, according to online court records. The results were presented to the court on Feb. 9 and she was found incompetent to proceed at this time and ordered committed to the Department of Health Services for institutional care to restore competency.

The court suspended proceedings and scheduled a status conference for March 26 and a doctor’s report return for May 11, records show.

Cudahy Police were dispatched to East Ramsey and South Swift avenues around 7:59 a.m., Oct. 28, 2025, for a report of a girl struck by a vehicle near J. E. Jones Elementary School.

Girl struck by vehicle while crossing street near school, complaint says

According to the complaint:

Cudahy police were dispatched to East Ramsey and South Swift avenues around 7:59 a.m. Oct. 28, 2025, for a report of a girl struck by a vehicle near J. E. Jones Elementary School.

A crossing guard told police he walked into the intersection with the girl and raised his stop sign. Once the girl reached the middle of the street, a silver sedan approached, didn’t slow down while traveling east on East Ramsey Avenue, and struck the girl. The driver continued without stopping.

Two other witnesses gave similar accounts to police.

The girl was taken to Children’s Hospital with injuries to her extremities and abrasions to her head.

Police reviewed surveillance footage from the nearby Aurora St. Luke’s South Shore hospital. Officers saw a silver sedan matching the description on the parking lot camera. Officers located the vehicle, which had front passenger-side damage, a cracked windshield and an apparent handprint on the glass.

Adam told police she thought a rock hit her car or she hit a construction barrel earlier that morning.

In a later interview, Adam said she didn’t recall seeing a crossing guard in the intersection.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 89-year-old charged in hit-and-run in Cudahy found not competent

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