The Brief
- A Hartland woman is accused of leading police on a chase that ended on the highway.
- A freeway standoff lasted about an hour before the woman was taken into custody.
- The accused has three other open criminal cases in Waukesha County.
HARTLAND, Wis. – A Hartland police chase ended in a highway standoff. The driver’s tire was stripped down to the rim.
Waukesha County police chase
What we know:
By the time Hartland police started chasing a driver on Highway 16 last week, the driver’s Kia Optima was already falling apart – and a dozen squads were in pursuit.
While the tires on the car were shredded, the stop sticks being deployed were not slowing down the driver.
Inside, police say a 42-year-old Hartland woman refused to get out of the vehicle. Officers spent more than a half-hour asking her to get out. As a last resort, officers broke her rear window and shot pepper balls into the car to force her out. Still, the woman did not budge.…