Kalid Osman, 23, will spend 200 days in the Milwaukee County House of Correction after a South Side crash that flipped a yellow school bus onto its side. The wreck happened on the morning of Feb. 20, 2025, near South 16th Street and West Wilbur Avenue. No students were on board at the time. Both Osman and the bus driver were taken to Froedtert Hospital with injuries, according to court records.
Sentence and plea
On May 8, a Milwaukee County judge ordered Osman to serve 200 days, with three days credited as time served, and pay a $500 fine, according to FOX6. Osman had pleaded guilty in March to second-degree recklessly endangering safety. The criminal complaint lists the offense as a Class F felony that can carry up to 12½ years in prison, according to WTMJ.
What happened that morning
Police were dispatched around 6:20 a.m. on Feb. 20, 2025, after a 911 caller reported a collision that left a school bus on its side near 16th and Wilbur, according to WTMJ. The bus driver, who was the only person on board, suffered a concussion and was taken to Froedtert Hospital, WTMJ reports, and Osman was also transported for treatment. Osman told officers he had been racing another vehicle on West Wilbur and tried to brake before hitting the bus, according to TMJ4.
Investigators' findings
Officers found a black Volkswagen Arteon with severe front-end damage and obtained a warrant to download the car’s airbag control module. The report indicated the vehicle was traveling about 53 mph five seconds before the crash and had slowed to about 42 mph one second before impact. The posted speed limit on that stretch of road is 25 mph, according to the WTMJ complaint.
Why this matters locally
The case arrives in the middle of a broader enforcement push on street takeovers and illegal racing events, which Milwaukee police say have been happening more often and have led to targeted enforcement and vehicle impounds, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. Local reporting shows police and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office have stepped up responses to those gatherings in recent weeks as the city tries to clamp down on dangerous high-speed activity on neighborhood streets, according to Urban Milwaukee.
Where the case stands
Prosecutors said Osman’s guilty plea resolved the criminal case at the county level, and with the May 8 sentence officials say the matter is now closed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Police and prosecutors point to the outcome as a reminder of how quickly high-speed driving can result in serious injuries and property damage, and they say enforcement of reckless driving remains a public safety priority.
