A Fond du Lac man is in custody following a high speed chase in Fond du Lac County this morning. It started shortly after 4am when a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway D in the town of Byron for a defective headlamp. The vehicle increased its speed and continued north. The deputy was able to acquire a license plate for the suspect vehicle and stopped pursuing the vehicle before it entered the City of Fond du Lac. A witness called dispatch to report a crash on Pioneer Road near Military Road and the suspect, a 30 year old Fond du Lac man was arrested without incident. He is facing charges of felony fleeing, speeding, operating after suspension, operating with suspended registration, defective headlamp, fail to maintain control, and reckless driving.
