Dramatic dash cam footage shows a driver fleeing Wisconsin authorities before the man drives over a ditch and his car goes airborne over another vehicle.The footage is from a May 9 chase in Fond du Lac County. Prosecutors say the 34-year-old driver fled authorities during an attempted stop for fleeing.According to the criminal complaint:A Wisconsin State Trooper tried to stop the man for speeding over the 70 mph limit on Interstate 41 northbound. The driver fled and the trooper lost sight of the him.A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office deputy later saw his vehicle and tried to stop him again, but the driver fled.The chase included the man driving about 45 mph through a FarmFleet parking lot and on the Interstate at speeds of around 130 mph, according to the complaint.
The dramatic footage captures the vehicle going airborne over another vehicle. The man then flees on foot, before deputies arrested him.
Police later found a concealable handgun in his car.
David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dclarey@usatodayco.com.
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Reporting by David Clarey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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