FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – Early Sunday morning, a pursuit began after a traffic stop was initiated for speeding, eventually ending in a crash and the arrest of a 22-year-old Fond du Lac man.
Around 1:30 a.m. on May 18, a deputy with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull a vehicle over for speeding on West Johnson Street near North Park Avenue in Fond du Lac.
However, when the deputy put on their lights and siren, the driver accelerated and fled southbound on Amory Street.
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The pursuit ended shortly after when the driver lost control near East Rees Street and Marquette Street, hit a curb, and came to a stop in someone’s yard on East Rees Street.
The driver, a 22-year-old Fond du Lac man, was taken to the Fond du Lac County Jail on a felony charge of fleeing/eluding, as well as on suspicion of operating while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Fond du Lac Police Department and Fond du Lac Fire & Rescue assisted at the scene.
