April 13, 2022 – Washington Co., WI -Washington County sheriff’s deputies were involved in a fatal police pursuit in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
The incident began at 12:29 a.m. after a deputy stopped a vehicle on Interstate 41 near Holy Hill Road in the Village of Germantown. The vehicle was initially stopped because the registered owner of the vehicle did not have a valid driver’s license.
The deputy identified the driver as a 27-year-old man from Milwaukee and the passenger as an 18-year-old Milwaukee man. During the first contact with the occupants, the deputy observed a Glock handgun case on the front floorboard of the vehicle.
The deputy conducted a routine check of both individuals and learned the driver was on parole for robbery with the use of force and subsequently had a firearm prohibition.
The deputy also learned the 18-year-old had multiple felony arrests and an active arrest warrant for his arrest. Due to the circumstances the deputy decided to have the occupants individually exit the vehicle rather than approach a second time.
The driver of the vehicle then fled southbound on Interstate 41 and exited on CTY Y/Lannon Rd. The driver continued into the Village of Menomonee Falls and a Washington County Sheriff’s Office supervisor terminated the pursuit as it approached the Village of Lannon.
Deputies continued to check the area and located a crash scene on Lannon Road near Mill Road; 9/10 mile south of the location where the pursuit was terminated. The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the passenger died at the scene. The Menomonee Falls Police Department responded to the scene and is the lead investigative agency. At the time of this news release, it is unknown if a firearm was recovered from the vehicle.
Washington County Sheriff Martin Schulteis said of the incident, “This is certainly a tragic incident where a young man lost his life. I extend my sympathy to the family for their loss. Pursuits are inherently dangerous for suspects, law enforcement, and for innocent citizens that cross into the path.
“Police pursuits are a careful balance for law enforcement. We owe the public we serve to be as cautious as possible during these dangerous encounters, but we also are aware that the community expects that criminal behavior is held accountable. In this incident our deputies stopped pursuing the vehicle based upon the vehicle entering a higher populated area and topography of the roadway. The preliminary facts suggest the driver of the vehicle had ample opportunity to comply with the lawful order of the deputy, and that driver’s decision was the primary factor in the death of this young man.”
This should be described as a successful pursuit. Pretending like we gotta tip toe language-wise around the dreg’s preference are /over/ – just FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
What happened was serious criminal activity was detected during a traffic stop (win), active warrants were discovered (win), the government responded well, tactically (win), no people were killed (win), and two criminals are off the street, one permanently (win again).
Endless winning written like a EULOGY.
If you’re coming up here for criminal activity, just prepare to die is all. We aren’t taking your feelings into consideration.
I don’t know if the story was poorly written or what. How would the police know that the registered owner had no driver’s license? If that was the reason for stopping this vehicle, as stated in the article) do the police routinely check for licensed owners?
I believe, though not certain, that an officer has the ability to “run plates” to see who the licensed owner of the plates are. The plates are obviously registered to the vehicle and include the VIN of the vehicle. If the officer runs the plates and checks the registered owner, it is in the records if that owner has a valid license. If not, the vehicle is pulled over.
It would be possible that the driver is not the registered owner, but licensed AND authorized to drive, and therefore that would be ok. If the passenger has a clean record, they drive away. No harm no foul.
Unfortunately that wasn’t the case here.
I drive a lot around SE WI. I feel that there have been multiple times an officer follows me, to the point that it seems suspicious, and finally turns away. I may have been slightly over the speed limit to justify a quick search. But I feel my plates have been run numerous times. Still makes you sweat though, even with a clean record!
I’m for a lawfull society and therefore appreciate it though.
Thanks Blue!
Awesome! Can’t agree more commit crimes prepare to meet your maker you scumbags!