15-Year-Old Girl Leads Authorities on 11-Mile 100 MPH Chase; Crashes in Oak Creek

OAK CREEK, WI — A 15-year-old girl who told authorities she didn't want to get into trouble after she took her dad's car without permission, led deputies on an 11-mile chase at up to 100 miles per hour before crashing in Oak Creek early Saturday morning.

Just after 2 a.m. Saturday, a Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy observed a vehicle traveling south bound I-43 approaching Howard Avenue without its headlights on and deviating from its designated lane.

The vehicle exited the freeway at Howard Avenue at which time the deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop. The operator of the vehicle refused to stop and the deputy initiated a pursuit on the city streets.

The fleeing vehicle reentered the freeway at I-43 and Loomis Road. The vehicle continued to flee from the deputy at speeds reaching 100 miles per hour. The fleeing vehicle attempted to exit the freeway at I-94 and Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek and was unable to negotiate the curve subsequently crashing into a sign post located at the end f the on ramp, where the pursuit ended.

The total distance of the pursuit was 11 miles.

The 15-year-old driver of the fleeing vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was conveyed to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin for treatment. The juvenile stated that she fled the police because she took her father’s car without permission and she didn’t want to get into trouble.

The juvenile was turned over to Children’s Detention Center and faces felony charges of Fleeing from Officer and Operating Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent.

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