This High-Speed Chase Took a Hard Exit—Straight Into the Grass

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In Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, officers engage in a high-speed freeway pursuit with a suspect who suddenly swerves off the road and flies through a grassy embankment in an attempt to escape. Caught during On Patrol: Live, this chase ends with a hard landing—and a quick arrest. Now streaming on REELZ+.

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00:00This one's going to come to us from the Fond du Lac Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin.

00:04Deputies there got a 911 call from a motorist whose family was nearly hit by a speeding

00:08driver who ran a red light.

00:10Here's what happened next.

00:17A Fond du Lac canine deputy is attempting to track down a reckless driver who moments

00:22ago was clocked doing 102 miles an hour in a 35.

00:28And there he is.

00:36The deputy tries to catch up with the driver who appears to be heading on to the interstate.

00:50The driver is now going at least 90 miles an hour.

00:55He hits the guardrail and then swerves across the highway.

01:02Iroh, that's enough.

01:05In case you're wondering who Iroh is, that's canine Iroh, who's in the back of the patrol

01:11here.

01:12The vehicle fell past on the shoulder.

01:15Quiet, Iroh.

01:18Iroh.

01:19With permission to pit, it's now just a matter of catching up to the driver.

01:32Iroh.

01:33Iroh.

01:34Iroh.

01:35Iroh.

01:36Iroh.

01:37Iroh.

01:38The driver slams on his brakes.

01:39And the deputy crashes into him, shattering the window.

01:43Hands up!

01:44Put your hands up!

01:45Instead of putting his hands up, the driver puts his foot on the gas and takes off through

01:51the grass. He's pitted and continues trying to get away.

02:03Put your hands up! You're going to get bit with a dog! Put your hands up!

02:09The driver puts the car in reverse.

02:12And the deputy crashes into him yet again.

02:23Put your hands up!

02:27We've ran them multiple times.

02:30Get the f*** out of the car!

02:32The deputy opens his door and out comes K9 Iroh.

02:36And back into the car goes K9 Iroh.

02:40The driver takes off again and is now trying to make his way back onto the highway through the tall grass.

02:47The deputy pits him again and the driver comes to a stop.

02:58The deputy backs up and crashes into him again.

03:05The driver is surrounded at gunpoint yet he continues revving the engine.

03:12Turn it off!

03:14Turn the f***ing car off. You're going to get tased.

03:20Turn the f***ing car off. I don't care. Turn the f***ing car off.

03:24Do it now! Turn the car off! Turn the f***ing car off!

03:31Turn the car off! Turn the car off!

03:33The driver begins shaking, which is a bit odd considering the officer has yet to use his taser.

03:38He's still trying to get away.

03:40Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh my God!

03:45Get out of the car!

03:47Get out of the car!

03:48They pull the driver out of the car.

03:50Put your hands on your back! Put your hands on your back! Put your hands on your back!

03:53Put your hands on your back! Now!

03:54And he's placed in cuffs.

03:56All right, Steven, stand up for us!

03:58Yo, sit up!

03:59Sit up!

04:03Sit up!

04:04The officers helped Steven up to his feet.

04:06Sit down!

04:09Sit down!

04:12And he's led to the back bumper of a waiting patrol car.

04:15So just by T, I saw him passing on the right shoulder at night.

04:19That was you calling out?

04:20Yeah.

04:21Oh, okay.

04:24Now, 49-year-old Steven Uhaus is in the Fond du Lac County Jail awaiting an August 1st court date.

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