A 29-year-old Pulaski man was taken into custody early Friday morning after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase through three counties. His name has not been released.
The Shawano County Sheriff's Office was carrying out an attempt to locate from the Brown County Sheriff's Office and found the vehicle around 11:30 Thursday night, according to the Shawano County Sheriff's Department. They tried to stop the man, but he did not stop and proceeded to drive 86 miles through Shawano, Waupaca and Marathon Counties, the Sheriff's office said.
The Marathon County Sheriff's Department eventually stopped the vehicle and arrested the 29-year-old.
The number of high speed chases is on the rise in Wisconsin, according to the USA Today Network. It found the number reported last year was a record high.
However, that doesn't mean the public is at risk. Law enforcement has specific protocol to determine whether or not to pursue a high speed chase.
"At what point does the pursuit become more dangerous to the public than the actual behavior of the violator."
The man involved in the overnight chase will be charged on a few different counts in Shawano and Marathon Counties, according to Shawano County Sheriff Adam Bieber.
