(WFRV) – A multi-county police chase resulted in two Illinois residents getting arrested.
According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, on May 8, around 1:10 p.m., authorities got a tip of a stolen vehicle out of Illinois driving northbound on I-41. The vehicle was reportedly involved in two different chases in Illinois.
Not long after, a deputy saw the vehicle on I-41. Authorities pulled the vehicle over, but it fled after deputies got out of their squad cars.
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The chase went into Winnebago County and failed to stop for red lights and sirens. The vehicle eventually went into a field near County Road Z and Clay Road in Winnebago County.
Two people were inside the vehicle, and both were taken into custody.
The driver was identified as a 23-year-old man from Illinois and taken into jail on multiple charges.
The passenger was identified as a 23-year-old woman from Illinois and was also taken into jail on multiple charges.
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No additional information was provided.
