Elm Grove crash: Driver extricated, arrested for OWI
Crash near Juneau Boulevard and Elm Grove Road (Courtesy: EGPD)
ELM GROVE, Wis. - Elm Grove police arrested a driver who crashed after trying to flee a traffic stop on Sunday, March 31.
Officers were first called to the area of 124th and North for a report of someone driving more than 100 mph. Police found the car a few miles away near Juneau Boulevard and Highland Drive; it was stopped facing east in the westbound lane of traffic.
While being detained, police said the driver fled the scene and crashed less than a mile away on Juneau Boulevard near Elm Grove Road. The car hit a tree and became stuck in a culvert.
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