Body found in Pleasant Prairie pond 'believed to be' pursuit suspect
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Pleasant Prairie police and fire personnel recovered a body from a pond on Saturday morning, March 16.
According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Illinois, the deceased is "believed to be the driver" involved in a stolen vehicle chase that ended with a crash at the state line.
Authorities said a Lake County deputy was pursuing the stolen vehicle, but called off the chase near Illinois Highway 173 and Delany Road – just south of the Wisconsin border. However, the deputy then saw the vehicle fail to negotiate a turn on the road ahead and crash.
SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News
Featured
Pleasant Prairie police chase, crash; driver flown to hospital
An Illinois man was taken to a hospital after his car crashed during a Pleasant Prairie police chase on Friday night, March 15.
The deputy pulled up to the crash around 4:30 a.m. and saw the driver run off, according to officials. The Lake County Sheriff's Office and Kenosha County Sheriff's Department searched the area using officers, K-9s and drones – but did not find the suspect.
Pleasant Prairie police were called around 9:20 a.m. and found a body floating in a pond east of where the crash happened. The Lake County Sheriff's Office told FOX6 News that the body is "believed to be the driver" who ran off after the crash.