Driver Of Stolen SUV Went 75 MPH, Airborne: Oak Creek Police

OAK CREEK, WI — In late November, Oak Creek Patch reported that police in Oak Creek and South Milwaukee teamed up to catch three youth, saying that the suspects used a stolen green Honda SUV to try to break into cars in Oak Creek.

Oak Creek Patch has learned more about this incident, including details of a police chase and a person who was arrested.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County, Oak Creek police were called to the 8700 block of S. Oak Park Drive on Nov. 26 on a report of a suspicious SUV, whose occupants were pulling on the doors of parked cars.

When police arrived in the area, the criminal complaint states that the driver of the SUV began to flee before any traffic stop was attempted. The driver of the SUV, identified as 18-year-old Yasmin D. Gonzalez of Milwaukee, fled at 75 miles per hour north on Shepard Ave.

Reports indicated that Gonzalez lost control of the SUV, left the roadway and became airborne after hitting the side of the driveway. The vehicle came to rest briefly in a front yard, only to continue on while on fire and with a flat left front tire. The vehicle finally came to rest in a ditch after striking a mailbox, police said. The full distance of the pursuit was 1.4 miles, police said.

According to the criminal complaint, Gonzalez was still behind the wheel of the stolen SUV when it finally came to rest. She was ordered out of the vehicle and arrested. Two male passengers - one who was under 18 - were also taken into custody.

Gonzalez was charged with fleeing an officer and faces up to three years behind bars if she is convicted.

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