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Wrong-way driver of stolen vehicle damages Sheriff's patrol vehicle

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TOWN OF FREMONT (NBC 26) -- A wrong-way driver of a vehicle reported stolen from Oshkosh struck a Waupaca County Sheriffs Office patrol vehicle causing minor damage before he was taken into custody.

The Waupaca County Sheriffs Office Communications Center was notified at 2:29 a.m. Friday of a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lane on Highway 10 near Highway 49 in the town of Fremont. The wrong way driver passed a marked Waupaca Police Department patrol vehicle and failed to stop as emergency lights and siren were activated. Waupaca County Sheriffs Office patrol vehicles assisted with the vehicle pursuit.

The vehicle stopped after the tires were deflated by law enforcement and the driver was taken into custody for eluding, operating motor vehicle without owner's consent, recklessly endangering safety and hit and run of an attended vehicle.

The sheriff's office was also assisted by the Weyauwega Police Department and Gold Cross Ambulance.