By the Associated Press
The suspect in a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee that killed five people was free on $1,000 bail posted just two days before the deadly event, a fact that is leading to a review of what happened and renewed calls for giving judges more power to set higher bails. But legal experts caution that one extreme case should not be reason to push for higher bail amounts that would keep poorer defendants behind bars longer while they await trial.
Police said Darrell Brooks was behind the wheel of the SUV and had just left the scene of a domestic disturbance, when he drove past a police squad car and barricade and onto the parade route Sunday. Five people were killed and 48 were hurt.
Brooks was to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.
