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8-22-22 stolen vehicle stopped with on-star technology

todayAugust 21, 2022

A Seymour man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County thanks to On Star technology.  The chase Saturday evening started after the Fond du Lac County Dispatch Center received a report of a stolen vehicle being tracked through General Motors Company  southbound on Interstate 41 near County Highway N.   Sheriff’s Lieutenant Chris Dobyns says when a deputy began to pursue the vehicle  General Motors  Company  was able to remotely turn on the stolen vehicles ‘  hazard lights and disengage the accelerator pedal for the vehicle.  The vehicle then rolled to a stop on 41 near Military Road where a high risk stop was conducted.   The driver was taken into custody without incident.  Interstate 41 southbound was shut down for traffic for a brief period of time while officers stopped the vehicle.  A 39 year old Seymour man is being held at the Fond du Lac County Jail on charges of fleeing/eluding and operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent.

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