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8-22-22 fdl county sheriff’s deputies busy responding to numerous traffic incidents

todayAugust 21, 2022

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s office was busy over the weekend responding to  numerous incidents involving reckless drivers and high speed chases.  A 29 year old Texas man was arrested for operating under the influence for driving recklessly on Interstate 41 near Highway B Sunday morning.  About a half hour later a 52 year old Pardeville man was arrested for OWI on 41 near Miltary Road for failing to move over for emergency vehicles stopped for the first traffic incident.   Shortly after 10am a high speed chase started on Rose-Eld Road in Rosendale, and continued on Highway 23.  The pursuit continued onto Highway 151 near Waupun where the vehicle sideswiped a vehicle on Main Street.   The driver eventually crashed  on Wonser Road and a 26 year old Oshkosh man was arrested.  The pursuit lasted 28 miles.  A Sheriff’s squad car was damaged in the chase.  Nobody was injured.

Written by: Radio Plus