Racine police chase, Caledonia fatal crash; state DOJ investigates
CALEDONIA, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice is conducting a death investigation after a police chase ended with a fatal crash on Monday night.
It happened in Caledonia, near Main Street and 4 Mile Road, just after 9 p.m. Racine police said they were trying to stop a pickup truck that was involved in a hit-and-run that happened earlier that night.
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"It was 12th Street and Grand Avenue around five something in the evening. A silver truck hit a red truck, and then the silver truck took off," said Racine Police Sgt. Kristi Wilcox.
Racine police said someone witnessed the hit-and-run and flagged down an officer. No one was hurt in that crash.
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"The officer tried to catch up to it, but was unable to relocate," Wilcox said.
The Wisconsin DOJ said officers later spotted the silver truck and tried to pull it over, but the driver did not stop. The truck hit a tree while fleeing police and caught fire. The driver died at the scene.
The officers involved in the chase are now on administrative leave, which is standard policy. The Wisconsin DOJ said those officers are fully cooperating with the investigation and were wearing bodycams.