Prosecutors have filed charges against a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run that killed a Bay View woman on Christmas Eve.Manuel Salazar-Gutierrez, 44, of La Crosse, was wanted on charges of second-degree reckless homicide and hit-and-run involving death.The victim, James Hanson, was walking her dogs on Dec. 24 on South Howell Avenue near East Rosedale Avenue in Bay View when someone drove over the sidewalk, struck and killed her and one of her dogs. Police said the driver then left the scene."Having that name out there and a face to put with it for people to see, and hopefully recognize, gives us a lot of hope. I don’t want to say closure, but it’s another step in the process," said Joe Conforti, general manager of Milwaukee Brat House, where Hanson worked. Police found the Jeep suspected in the hit-and-run crash abandoned in an alley on Dec. 26Salazar-Gutierrez has several tattoos, including the word "Zacateca" across his abdomen.If anyone has any information on this individual or his whereabouts, please call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or call Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS, where you could possibly receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.

Prosecutors have filed charges against a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run that killed a Bay View woman on Christmas Eve.

Manuel Salazar-Gutierrez, 44, of La Crosse, was wanted on charges of second-degree reckless homicide and hit-and-run involving death.


The victim, James Hanson, was walking her dogs on Dec. 24 on South Howell Avenue near East Rosedale Avenue in Bay View when someone drove over the sidewalk, struck and killed her and one of her dogs.

Police said the driver then left the scene.

"Having that name out there and a face to put with it for people to see, and hopefully recognize, gives us a lot of hope. I don’t want to say closure, but it’s another step in the process," said Joe Conforti, general manager of Milwaukee Brat House, where Hanson worked.

Police found the Jeep suspected in the hit-and-run crash abandoned in an alley on Dec. 26

Salazar-Gutierrez has several tattoos, including the word "Zacateca" across his abdomen.

If anyone has any information on this individual or his whereabouts, please call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or call Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS, where you could possibly receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.