14-Year-Old Steals Pick-Up… Leads Police on High Speed Pursuit In County

Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were called earlier today, Monday, October 9, 2023, to a residence in the county where a 14-year-old stole a pickup truck from a relative. Causing more concern was a report that there was a shotgun also in the vehicle.

Around 2:40 PM an officer spotted the truck southbound on County Highway V approaching Campbellsport. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren to pull the vehicle over but the 14-year-old accelerated in an attempt to elude the officer.

With speeds reaching 100 mph, it was decided to terminate the pursuit since they already knew who was driving.

As the officer continued to look in the area, he found an area where the truck may have left the road, breaking off a stop sign at the intersection of V and Rustic Road. Continuing into Washington County, the officer located the truck just north of Kewaskum.

The 14-year-old was located in the Village of Kewaskum, where he was taken into custody and transported to Froedtert Medical Center in West Bend for precautionary measures.