Cudahy police chase, accused driver never had license: complaint

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Raul Vargas-Morales

CUDAHY, Wis. - A South Milwaukee man is accused of leading Cudahy police officers on a chase that ended with a crash on Sunday, Jan. 5.

Police chase

The backstory:

It started around 2:25 a.m. that morning when an officer tried to pull over a speeding black car near Nicholson and Grange. Court filings said, when the officer turned on his lights and sirens, the car sped away.

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Prosecutors said the car reached 110 mph during the chase, which stretched more than four miles. It only ended when the driver – since identified as 20-year-old Raul Vargas-Morales – lost control and crashed, damaging a parked SUV, a trailer, a garage door and other items. 

Vargas-Morales got out and ran but was arrested with help from a K-9. Once in custody, court filings said he admitted he was speeding and that he saw the officer's lights. He further said he has never had a driver's license.

Damage from crash following Cudahy police chase (Courtesy: MCDAO)

In court

What's next:

Vargas-Morales is charged with one felony count: vehicle operator fleeing/eluding an officer, causing damage to property. Court records show he posted $2,000 bond on Jan. 15, and he pleaded not guilty on Jan. 15.

Vargas-Morales is due back in court on Feb. 11.