Waukesha County pursuit, rollover crash; 2 boys dead
TOWN OF DELAFIELD, Wis. - A Waukesha County pursuit ended with a fatal crash in the town of Delafield. Authorities said two 10-year-old boys died as a result of the crash.
Officials said it began shortly before midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 20. A deputy tried to stop a vehicle for speeding and driving without license plates near Prospect Avenue and I-94. The vehicle took off, and a pursuit began on Golf Road from Prospect Avenue in Pewaukee.
The suspect vehicle was then involved in a rollover crash on Golf Road east of Greywood Lane in the town of Delafield.
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"The driver fled at such a high rate of speed that my deputies weren’t even in visual contact during the crash," Sheriff Eric Severson said.
The two boys died at the scene, authorities said. The sheriff's department said the driver, a 29-year-old man, was in critical but stable condition. A 29-year-old woman was in stable condition. Two girls, ages 14 and 6, were in critical condition.
Rollover crash after Waukesha County pursuit in the town of Delafield
"The fact that two children lost their lives this morning as a result of really bad decision making is really sad to all of us," said Severson.
The sheriff's department said both boys were the driver's sons. The 29-year-old woman is the driver's girlfriend, and the 6-year-old is their daughter. The 14-year-old is the driver's niece. All six occupants are from Milwaukee.
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"The word ‘tragedy’ is overused, but this is a horrific incident and again we – our hearts go out to the families," said Severson.
Because two deputies from the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department were directly involved in the motor vehicle pursuit, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol were requested to complete the investigation into the pursuit and subsequent vehicle crash.
Additional assistance was provided on scene by the Hartland Police Department, Delafield Police Department, Pewaukee Police Department, Lake County Fire and Rescue, Hartland Fire Department and Flight for Life.