Police Pursuit Ends in Crash and Arrest

Posted on 04/05/2022

On Tuesday, April 5, at about 12:50 p.m., Pleasant Prairie Police responded to a call of a suspicious party at a business in the 9800 block of 76th Street. The party had allegedly been at the business on prior occasions attempting to use fake identification. Upon arrival, officers were directed to an occupied vehicle in the parking lot. Officers approaching the vehicle noticed the odor of marijuana coming from it and at that point the vehicle left the parking lot. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle as it fled east bound on Prairie Ridge Boulevard then southbound on Highway H failing to stop for the officers.

The vehicle continued south bound on Highway H at speeds reaching 100 MPH. Officers considered numerous factors including the recklessness manner the fleeing vehicle was being operated and the amount of traffic on the road, and terminated the pursuit. Moments later, the fleeing vehicle left the roadway in the 122000 block of Highway H and struck a utility pole. Both the driver and a male passenger fled on foot.

The passenger, a 24-year-old Chicago man, was apprehended a short time later after fleeing on foot and hiding from officers. The driver has not been located at this point, but officers remained on scene utilizing drones from the Pleasant Prairie Police Department and the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office as well as a K-9 Unit from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. There is not believed to be any threat to the surrounding community this point. Any area residents noticing any suspicious behavior are encouraged to contact the Pleasant Prairie Police Department at 262.694.7353  

Officers and Detectives from the Pleasant Prairie Police Department are investigating the incident. Anyone with information regarding this incident are encouraged to contact the Pleasant Prairie Police Department at          
262.694.7353 or Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333.