JANESVILLE — A Janesville driver led police on a six-mile chase after forcing a Rock County sheriff's deputy off the road Friday morning.
A deputy tried to stop a green Ford Taurus at 2:30 a.m. Friday on Highway 51 north of Consolidated School Road, Fulton Township, according to a news release from the Rock County Sheriff's Office. The car, driven by Wendy L. Romack, 36, Janesville, had been reported stolen by the Dane County Sheriff's Office, the release said.
According to the release:
The vehicle pulled into the deputy's lane, forcing the deputy to drive his vehicle off the road and into a ditch. The Taurus did not yield to the deputy's lights and siren, continuing north into Edgerton, where Edgerton police assisted the pursuit. The car eventually changed directions and pulled onto Fulton Town Hall Road after driving over stop sticks on Highway 51. Romack tried to flee on foot, but was arrested on charges of driving a stolen vehicle, knowingly fleeing an officer, drunken driving and other charges.
The chase lasted 6.4 miles and eight minutes, the release said.