West Bend man's vehicle stolen after he was involved in minor traffic incident with suspects

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- Washington County Sheriff's officials say a man's vehicle was stolen after he was involved in a minor traffic accident with the suspects.

It happened on Wednesday, December 16th just before 7:30 p.m. in the Town of Polk.

The victim, a 62-year-old Town of West Bend man, was northbound on Highway 144 and stopped in traffic, waiting to proceed northbound on the I-41 on-ramp.

While waiting for oncoming southbound traffic on Highway 144, the victim was rear-ended by a dark colored pick-up truck.

As the victim exited his vehicle to assess the damage, one of the occupants of the pick-up truck entered the victim’s vehicle and fled the scene northbound on Highway 144.

Simultaneously, the operator of the dark colored pick-up also fled the scene and proceeded southbound on Highway 144.

The suspect that took the victim’s vehicle was described as a white male in his 20s, standing 5’8 to 5’10 tall with a thin build. He was wearing a grey hooded jacket.

The victim’s vehicle is described as a silver 2012 Honda Civic with a Wisconsin license plate of 106-TZA.

The victim was not hurt and there were not any weapons displayed or implied by the suspects during the incident.

The vehicle has yet to be located.