A car that fled from police in Lake County led officers in Wisconsin on a high-speed pursuit that ended with the car rolling over multiple times, leaving five people hospitalized.
The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department said a vehicle was wanted for fleeing from the Winthrop Harbor Police Department.
A Pleasant Prairie police officer on patrol spotted the car on April 11.
A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle but the driver refused to stop and a pursuit ensued.
Dashcam video of the pursuit released Thursday showed the chase travel southbound on Springbrook Road from 39th Avenue at speeds of 70 mph.
The suspect vehicle drove into the opposite lanes of traffic as it passed through a roundabout at Springbrook Road and 104th Street.
The video showed the car cross over into the correct lane of travel and cut off a squad car, resulting in the two vehicles making contact and the squad performing a PIT maneuver.
The PIT maneuver caused the suspect vehicle to drive off the roadway and barrel roll multiple times in the 4600 block of Springbrook Road.
The car came to rest on its wheels and the fire department was called to the scene to transport the five occupants to the hospital, police said.
The five occupants suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were eventually released from the hospital.
The Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue Department responded along with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office, Paris Fire Department, Zion Fire-Rescue Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, Beach Park Fire Department, Newport Township Fire Protection District and Somers Fire & Rescue Department.
The driver was identified as Joshua J. McCarthy, 38, of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
McCarthy was charged with 14 charges, including operator fleeing or eluding an officer causing great bodily harm, first-degree reckless injury, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, injury by intoxicated while using a vehicle, knowingly operating while revoked causing great bodily harm, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and throwing or discharging bodily fluid at a public safety worker.
Court records show a judge set bond at $75,000 and McCarthy remains held in the Kenosha County Jail.
No charges appear to have been filed yet against McCarthy in Lake County.
He is currently on pre-trial release in Lake County for an attempted obstruction and possession of drug paraphernalia case out of Beach Park.
McCarthy is also on pre-trial release in Lake County for possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a controlled substance case out of Gurnee.