On Monday, March 21, Pleasant Prairie Police officers, conducting proactive traffic enforcement, attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen from Chicago around 1:30 p.m. Officers first attempted to stop the stolen vehicle at HWY 31 (Green Bay Road) and 79th Street. The vehicle fled east bound on 75th Street at speeds up to 75 miles per hour.
The pursuit continued as the driver of the stolen vehicle continued to ignore the marked police squads, drove southbound on 22nd Avenue to Springbrook Road, and then westbound on Springbrook Road through the southern portion of Pleasant Prairie.
As the pursuit reached the intersection of Springbrook Road and 39th Avenue, Pleasant Prairie Police utilized spike strips to deflate the stolen vehicle tires. With several deflated tires, the stolen vehicle continued westbound on Springbrook Road. The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed on Springbrook and Old Green Bay Road after avoiding additional tire deflation devices. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. The driver of the stolen vehicle was uninjured and taken into custody at the scene by Pleasant Prairie officers.
The driver, a 20-year-old Illinois female, was jailed with felony charges of Fleeing and Eluding, Recklessly Endangering Safety as well as Operating a Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent, and Possession of Marijuana being recommended to the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office.
Pleasant Prairie Police were assisted during the pursuit by officers from the Kenosha Police Department and Deputies from the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office.