Overview

• St. Francis police say an attempted traffic stop on East Howard Avenue led to a pursuit onto Highway 794 and to the south end of Jones Island, covering about 2.5 miles.
• Investigators say the driver tried to U-turn at a gate on South Carferry Drive and hit a St. Francis squad car head-on, disabling the suspect vehicle.
• The driver was booked into the Milwaukee County Jail with recommended counts that include second-offense OWI, fleeing, second-degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of methamphetamine, paraphernalia, and two bail-jumping charges.
• Officers arrested the passenger and turned him over to deputies on an outstanding warrant; no officers were reported injured.
• Authorities from St. Francis, Milwaukee police, and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office coordinated the response, and some details differ across reports on the initial stop and the passenger’s age.