OAK CREEK — The Oak Creek Police Department is investigating a traffic accident involving a teen driver that happened early Wednesday morning, June 24.
Police said officers tried to stop a suspect for “excessively” speeding near 13th and Rawson around 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday. The suspect began to pull over when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but then did a u-turn and fled. After a short pursuit, officers called the pursuit off having no longer known the vehicle’s location.
Minutes later, Oak Creek police were notified of a single-vehicle accident, where a vehicle struck a police near 13th and Ryan. Officers determined that the vehicle involved was the same that had fled police earlier a few miles north of the accident scene.
The driver — a 17-year-old boy — was taken to the hospital. No others were involved, police said.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is assisting Oak Creek police in the investigation.
