Police chase stolen skid-steer, Wisconsin man charged with OWI

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Man charged after skid-steer chase

A Wisconsin man has been charged after leading police on a slow-speed chase in a stolen skid-steer loader Thursday morning.

A Wisconsin man has been charged after leading police on a slow-speed chase in a stolen skid-steer loader Thursday morning.

Investigators accuse the man, 37-year-old Tyler Peschke, of being drunk at the time.

The Appleton and Grand Chute Police departments followed the stolen skid-steer around 8 a.m. as it traveled down various city streets, eventually turning onto railroad tracks.

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The suspect later got off the railroad tracks and into a field behind a series of homes. There, officers were able to approach, remove the suspect from the skid-steer and arrest him.

Court documents show Peschke's charges include operating while intoxicated and fleeing/eluding officers; if convicted, it would be his fourth OWI.

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