VIDEO: Driver leads police on cross-county chase, through narrow Bayshore Mall streets
By Hannah Hilyard
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MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A driver led police on an eight-mile chase Friday night, starting on Milwaukee’s south side and ending near Port Washington Road and Hampton Avenue, with officers using multiple methods to try and stop the fleeing vehicle.
Milwaukee police said the chase began with a traffic stop for a registration violation at North 22nd and Scott streets. The driver, who they said initially stopped, ended up fleeing officers, leading them on a pursuit through much of Milwaukee County and into the suburban shopping hub of Bayshore Mall.
Body and dash camera footage obtained from Glendale police shows officers using three different methods to try and stop the fleeing driver. Watch the footage in the video above.
The first attempt involved stop sticks, which the driver ran over, continuing to evade police.
The second attempt occurred within Bayshore Mall, where a squad car blocked the driver’s path. The driver hit the front corner of the squad car but managed to get around it.
“Crash, crash, crash,” officers said as the suspect’s car collided with the squad car.
Once out of the mall and heading southbound on Port Washington Road, officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.
“Pit, pit, pit, pit, pit, good pit!” officers said as a squad car tapped the back corner of the fleeing vehicle, bringing it to a screeching halt.
Witness footage shows police ordering the driver to put her hands up before dragging her out of the car.
“Hands up!” officers said.
Police said the driver, a 37-year-old woman, was arrested and taken to a hospital for medical clearance.
Charges will be referred to the district attorney’s office. No one else was injured during the chase.
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