FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – Three teenage runaways are now in police custody after leading cops on a high speed chase in 2 Wisconsin counties.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department has released dash cam video of the chase (see above) which began on State Highway 23 near County Highway UU in the Township of Empire around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Sheriff’s say they tried to initiate a traffic stop for a speed violation, when the car refused to stop or obey the deputies signal to stop.
The car led authorities on a chase from westbound Highway 23 onto northbound U.S. Highway 151. Police say the chase reached speeds of 105 miles per hour.
Eventually, the suspect car entered Calumet County on Highway 151 and then continued onto northbound Highway 55. Then, the car left Highway 55 south of Faro Springs Road.
Two juvenile girls were arrested at the scene, while a 16-year-old boy who was driving ran off.
Around 8:30 a.m., that boy was arrested by Calumet County authorities and taken to the Fond du Lac County Secure Detention Facility.
In all, the chase went for 27.5 miles. No one was hurt and no property was damaged.
The incident remains under investigation.
