A “traffic pursuit/chase” occurred at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday, according to information released by the Fort Atkinson Police Department.
The incident ended when a male subject, driving at a high speed, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the Fort HealthCare clinic and business office, 212 W. Milwaukee Ave.
According to information appearing on the Fort Atkinson Police Department police log, an 18-year-old male from Reeseville is alleged to have been driving while intoxicated, and was arrested on charges relating to “traffic pursuit” and “OWI (operating while intoxicated).”
According to the log, the individual was transported to the hospital to be evaluated and then to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Jail.
According to scanner audio recorded at https://garchives1.broadcastify.com/34743/20210516/202105160224-905691-34743.mp3?fbclid=IwAR3ReRThwYxWV93yiIaGZNElcNI4fO-f8HRA3CyVlSfpQndG6J62RhfSL8s, and shared by a resident on a community Facebook page, a Jefferson County deputy alerted police to a Volkswagen Jetta traveling towards the city at about 124 miles per hour. The vehicle was southbound on the State Highway 26 Bypass and entered the city traveling north on Janesville Avenue continuing at a speed near or in excess of 100 miles per hour.
According to the Fort Atkinson Police Department log, the Fort Atkinson police reported the incident as beginning near Janesville Avenue and Hackbarth Road.
Officers in the recorded audio described the subject as slowing for a curve before losing control of his vehicle and crashing into the Fort HealthCare clinic building.
Audio described the subject as a “lone male driver.”
The subject was taken into custody and transported by Ryan Brothers ambulance service.
Tire marks at the scene indicate that the northbound car jumped the curb on the east side of the street and crossed the sidewalk and grass along the west side of the Glacial River Trail. It then crossed West Milwaukee Avenue and the sidewalk before entering the clinic parking lot and striking the building.
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Two above: Photos show damage to the Fort HealthCare clinic, 212 W. Milwaukee Ave, sustained after a driver, who was traveling north on Janesville Avenue at a speed near or in excess of 100 miles per hour, lost control, striking the building.
Photos submitted by Bill Woods.
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