Two in custody trying to sneak away from crash scene after Fond du Lac County pursuit

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office took two people into custody Wednesday night, September 4, 2025, for potentially eluding law enforcement.

At 11:41 pm, a deputy called out with a traffic stop at the intersection of Highways 23 and 26 in Rosendale. Shortly after, the vehicle took off on the officer north on 26 and then west on Rose-Eld Road.

After reaching speeds of 115 mph, the vehicle crashed on Rose-eld just east of Highway 23. As the officer approached the vehicle, he saw the driver’s door was open and the driver had taken off on foot.

A perimeter was set up with other officers including Wisconsin State Patrol as well as Ripon Police Officers. Officers on scene used a drone to help search, but they were unable to find the suspect.

After two hours of searching, a trooper on the perimeter noticed a vehicle in the area that had the same owner as the vehicle that was crashed.

Deputies conducted a traffic stop on that vehicle driven by a 24-year-old female. Two male passengers in the second vehicle admitted to being occupants in the original suspect vehicle and were taken into custody without incident. A Sheriff’s Office K9 conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle. Deputies searched the vehicle and located a significant amount of illegal narcotics.

One of the male passengers, later determined to be the driver in the original suspect vehicle was identified as a 28-year-old male. The 28-year-old male was on parole through Brown County for Felony Fleeing and Eluding, Resisting and Obstructing an Officer, Felony Bail Jumping, Possession w/ Intent to Deliver Narcotics, and Possession w/ Intent THC. The driver had an active felony warrant through Probation and Parole. The driver was transported to SSM Health in Fond du Lac where he was evaluated for minor injuries sustained in the initial crash. Once medically cleared the driver will be transported to the Fond du Lac County Jail on charges of Felony Fleeing and Eluding, Resisting and Obstructing, Possession w/ Intent to Deliver Cocaine, and will be issued numerous other citations.

The male passenger in the initial suspect vehicle was identified as a 23-year-old male. The 23-year-old male was on parole through Brown County for Armed Robbery and Aggravated Battery. The male was transported to the Fond du Lac County Jail for charges of Felony Fleeing and Eluding Party to a Crime, Possession w/ Intent to Deliver Cocaine, and Resisting and Obstructing.

The 24-year-old female driver of the second vehicle, and registered owner of suspect vehicle, was transported to the Fond du Lac County Jail for charges of Possession w/ Intent to Deliver Cocaine, and will receive other citations.