FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A man suspected of being under the influence of multiple drugs, including heroin, was arrested after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties.
Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Fond du Lac County dispatch received a report of a reckless driver on I-41. The person described the vehicle traveling from ditch to median, covering both lanes of traffic and speeding.
A short time later, a Fond du Lac County deputy spotted the suspect vehicle and attempted to make a traffic stop near County Highway N in the town of Eldorado.
The suspect vehicle increased its speed.
Another deputy was assisting a citizen with a disabled vehicle a short distance north of the pursuit on I-41. This disabled vehicle created a small traffic backup. As the pursuit approached the disabled vehicle and backup, the suspect attempted to pass vehicles on the right shoulder. In doing so it struck one of the vehicles, which was occupied by four people including two children.
The deputy at that location was able to successfully deploy a tire deflation device, causing the suspect vehicle’s front passenger tire to go flat and eventually come off the rim.
The suspect continued to travel at high speeds with three tires on snow covered roads.
The suspect exited I-41 and began to travel south on Algoma Blvd. towards the city of Oshkosh. The suspect turned off his headlights and was traveling into oncoming lanes of traffic at times. He drove the wrong way on a one way road as well as traveling through red traffic lights and stop signs without yielding.
The suspect continued eastbound on Washington Avenue. As he approached the terminus of the road at Lake Winnebago, he got out of the moving vehicle and began to run on foot.
The vehicle continued to travel a short distance before it came to rest off of the road without causing any damage to property.
K9 Iro was deployed to attempt to locate the suspect. Commands were given to the operator warning that Iro may be released. In response to this the suspect stopped running however he did not fully comply with verbal commands. Once K9 Iro was in close proximity to the suspect, the suspect then became compliant.
The driver was identified as a 40-year-old man from Hatley. He is suspected of being under the influence of heroin, marijuana, and possibly other illegal substances while engaged in the pursuit. A search of his record indicated that he was out on bond from a Milwaukee County case for manufacture/ deliver cocaine
The pursuit covered approximately 22.8 miles.
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