MADISON, WI : 16-year-old boy crashes stolen car, suffers serious injuries following chase on Thursday, 15th October, 2020

A 16-year-old Waterloo boy was taken to UW Hospital after crashing a stolen vehicle Thursday morning.

According to a news release from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began on Vilas Road near County Highway BB in Cottage Grove shortly after 11:45 a.m. Officials said a Dane County deputy tried to stop a vehicle that was going more than 30 mph over the speed limit.

The driver led the deputy on a chase and continued to accelerate in excess of 90 mph, the release said. Officials said the pursuit ended after the car collided into the back of a pickup truck at Sprecher Road in Madison.

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