APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – A driver, fleeing two attempted traffic stops, drove through north side yards; striking a fence and a squad car before being taken into custody.
Appleton Police Officers were dispatched to a suspicious incident in the 300 block of W. Pershing Street on July 5, 2018, at 10:25 PM.
The first officers on the scene saw a black vehicle traveling down the north side sidewalk of W. Pershing Street.
The vehicle speed was estimated to be in excess of 35 miles-per-hour. The vehicle entered the roadway at N. Appleton Street, continuing northbound at a high rate of speed.
The vehicle stopped temporarily in the 500 block of W. Wieland Avenue. As officers attempted to contact the driver, he drove over a curb and through a yard. The vehicle drove through a fence before getting on E. Northland Avenue.
A short time later, the suspect vehicle began to tailgate an Appleton Police Department officer’s squad at N. Meade Street and E. Glendale Street.
The officer reported the driving behavior and additional officers responded to attempt to stop the vehicle.
When squads attempted to box in the vehicle, the driver quickly accelerated and turned into the front of one of the squads. The squad was disabled due to the crash. The officer was not injured.
The suspect attempted to elude the officers; however, he crashed the vehicle at E. Glendale Avenue and N. Viola Street.
The driver fled the vehicle on foot. He was apprehended by officers a short time later.
25-year-old James R. Skogman, an Appleton resident, was confined at the Outagamie County Jail on a Probation Violation.
Officers are continuing to investigate the incidents with additional charges to be referred upon completion of the investigation.
