MILWAUKEE (WTMJ) – A Milwaukee woman is fighting for her life after she was caught in the middle of a drag race while crossing the street over the weekend.

Chris Schulist is Cara Corder’s boss and friend. He clings to all the good news he can find.

“She moved her arm today. She moved her leg today,” Schulist said.

Schulist can still imagine the horror he witnessed Saturday right outside his bar on Kinnickinnic Avenue.

“I’m just glad she didn’t die because, really, I could have stood by her dead body in the street that day,” Schulist said.

Corder was struck around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Police said two cars were racing when the crash happened.

“The people who hit her just didn’t stop, didn’t even blink, didn’t even stop. They just kept going,” Schulist said.

Corder was crossing the street when the two cars came onto the road, one apparently on the wrong side, according to Schulist. The two cars collided and Corder was then struck.

“People were stopping traffic so she wouldn’t get hit again,” Schulist recalled.

The terrifying situation prompts Schulist and his neighbors to sound the alarm about reckless driving.

“I’ve seen cars completely destroyed and then drivers back up and drive away,” said Brian Redd, who lives nearby.

Redd says it’s a problem that has gone on for years without being resolved.

“At a certain time of night, it’s kind of anarchy. Everything is permitted and this is Kinnikinic Avenue. It’s wide open. It’s very quiet and there’s no police presence, and I don’t know why,” Redd added.

Redd hopes to see change.

“I would love to see someone park on this corner at night, know there’s a cop sitting here and know, ‘Hey, we better not go down this road fast because there’s a cop sitting there.’ That would be fantastic,” Redd said.

Schulist wants additional measures, starting with a speed bump, in hopes of sparing others from a fate Corder is still fighting to overcome.

“Really, you need something here,” Schulist said. “If they go 70 mph, it’s going to mess up their cars. It’s the only way to stop them.

An alderman who represents the area said police would increase patrols in the area. His office has asked the Department of Public Works to conduct a new analysis of the area.

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