MERRILL, WI (WSAU) — An 18-year-old Lincoln County man was taken into custody last week after officers observed him going more than twice the posted speed limit on his motorcycle.
Sheriff’s officials say the unidentified man was going 112 MPH in a 55 MPH zone last Wednesday on County Road K south of Merrill. They attempted a traffic stop, but the man kept going into the City of Merrill.
That’s when officers terminated the chase for safety reasons. They did make contact with the man later that evening, and he admitted to fleeing from the stop.
He was booked into the Lincoln County jail for charges of fleeing an officer, resisting or obstructing arrest, and cited for various traffic violations that occurred during the chase including driving with a suspended license.
No further information was released.
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