Driver arrested after multiple hit-and-runs and car chase around Fond du Lac

FOND DU LAC − A man was arrested after multiple hit-and-runs and fleeing the police during a traffic stop on the evening of Nov. 25.

According to the Fond du Lac Police department, officers initially responded to a report of a hit-and-run stating that a black SUV had rammed a vehicle in a parking lot in the 1100 block of E. Johnson Street.

Then, at 9:02 p.m., the sheriff's office received a 911 call about a black SUV that looked like it had been in an accident driving at a high rate of speed westbound on Scott Street. Subsequently, another call stated that a black SUV had backed into a vehicle at the intersection of W. Scott Street and Lakeshore Drive and drove away. Moments later, another call alerted authorities to a black SUV that had hit a parked vehicle, causing the parked vehicle to be pushed into a structure in the 300 block of Doty Street.

Officers found a black SUV that met the description given in the 911 calls crashed at the intersection of North Main Street and East McWilliams Street.

When officers initiated contact with the driver of the SUV, the driver, a 57-year-old man from Fond du Lac, took off in the vehicle and fled from officers, starting a vehicle pursuit that reached speeds of approximately 50 miles per hour.

Fond du Lac Police Department Officers and Fond du Lac Sheriff's Office Deputies pursued the vehicle until the SUV struck an FDSO squad car at the intersection of South Park Avenue and East Second Street.

The man was taken into custody and arrested on charges of reckless driving, knowingly fleeing an officer, threats to a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer, operating while intoxicated second offense, and felony bail jumping. The sheriff's office reported that there were no injuries during the incident.

Ariel Perez is a business reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. You can reach him at APerez1@gannett.com or view his Twitter profile at @Ariel_Perez85.

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