Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office chase; woman crashed into 8 vehicles

Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office chase, crash

Dashcam video shows a pursuit and crash that unfolded in downtown Fond du Lac.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A 19-year-old De Pere woman is jailed after a high-speed chase in downtown Fond du Lac ended with a massive crash involving eight other vehicles. 

Chase and crash

What we know:

A post on the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows dashcam footage from the pursuit on Friday, May 30. 

A deputy obtained a radar speed reading of 53 mph in a 30 mph zone in a residential neighborhood just blocks south of downtown Fond du Lac. After turning around and attempting to stop the vehicle, the suspect quickly accelerated to over 80 mph. 

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Because the situation became risky, law enforcement terminated the chase. But seconds later, the suspect crashed into a total of eight vehicles, injuring five people. 

The suspect, identified as 19-year-old Kaitlynn Ray, remains in custody after a judge ordered $500,000 cash bond for 25 criminal charges related to the incident.

Kaitlynn Ray