Driver flees on foot after high speed chase on highway, Columbia County WI


Police pursued a vehicle at high speeds on Highway 12 in Columbia County. The driver drove recklessly, including traveling in the wrong lane and reaching speeds up to 100 mph. The driver fled on foot into a nearby cornfield after stopping the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Columbia County Sheriff Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
55 miles an hour.
00:01
Still on Pee south on approaching 12.
00:09
I'll call C-1-22.
00:18
Subboard. From Highway P, eastbound 12 from P.
00:26
Make sure Middleton is aware to see if they're able to get swikes on 12.
00:30
Maybe 12 and K would be ideally get it before it gets the Beltline.
00:37
No traffic.
00:38
12, easton, approaching 19.
00:46
All 90-ish miles an hour, 95 miles an hour.
00:54
I've now, so Easton 12 approaching the Middle Eastmoly Tavern area.
01:01
Traffic is yielding and we're still Easton 12 passing Kickaboo right 100 miles an hour.
01:18
Wrong line of traffic on 12bon, wrong line of traffic.
01:22
He's spawn in the lastbound lanes on 12th.
01:26
He'll be turning around, what's like? Nope.
01:30
Footbail, footbail.
01:31
Okay,
01:33
9, sir, this way is bailing from the car.
01:34
He's going northbound into the cornfields from the vehicle.
01:38
Male white shirt, dark pants, and got long-slee black shirt underneath the white shirt.
01:47
Canaan and Drew, please.
01:49
He's in the cornfield now.
01:51
I'm no longer on it.
01:52
I'm going to be out of the vehicle.
02:14
We can get perimeter units.
02:21
I'm not sure what road is north if you're north of the cornfield, but one would go that way as well.
02:28
Chainette and drone come to the stop location.
02:30
All right.
02:40
Middleton, K9, K-5527 is on location with me.
02:43
He's going to hold the perimeter's location at the east until we can get more perimeter units here.
02:47
And then once you've got perimeter units established, he's going to come back to my location for the track.
02:56
On to Dane to have a car stop.
03:00
He's the number two lane of traffic so we don't get run over.
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