(WFRV) – A woman from Menasha and a passenger were both hurt and arrested after a high-speed multi-county pursuit ended in a rollover crash Wednesday night, authorities say.
According to a release from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Fond du Lac deputies were called in to assist the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office at 6:31 p.m. for a high-speed pursuit heading north on I-41 from the Highway 28 wayside.
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Officials say the suspect vehicle exited off of I-41 and onto Highway 49 East before Dodge County deputies terminated the pursuit near Butternut Road, with the vehicle last seen on County Highway K in Fond du Lac County heading north.
Fond du Lac deputies later spotted the vehicle going 96 miles per hour on County Highway K. The vehicle failed to stop upon the activation of the deputy’s lights and sirens and a pursuit was re-initiated.
The suspect vehicle proceeded to turn eastbound onto County Highway F before heading northbound on County Highway V. An unsuccessful attempt to stop the vehicle with a tire deflation device was made at the intersection of County Highway B and County Highway V in the Village of Eden, with the suspect vehicle continuing to head north.
A second attempt to stop the vehicle by deploying stop sticks was made at the intersection of County Highway V and County Highway K, causing the vehicle to swerve in an attempt to avoid the stop sticks before entering into a ditch, crossing County Highway K, and rolling over before coming to a rest in the intersection.
A high-risk stop was initiated on the vehicle, and both the driver and the passenger were successfully extricated from the vehicle and evaluated by medical personnel on the scene before being taken to local hospitals by ambulance with minor injuries. No deputies were hurt, and no squad cars were damaged in the incident.
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The driver, a 23-year-old woman from Menasha, was on probation at the time and was arrested on the following charges:
- Felony Fleeing/Eluding an Officer
- Recklessly Endangering Safety
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Operate with Restricted Controlled Substance
The passenger, a 20-year-old man from Milwaukee, was also on probation and had an active warrant through probation and parole. Je was arrested and on a Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge.
Both were taken and booked into the Fond du Lac County Jail after being medically cleared. No other information is available at this time.
