Marinette County, WI - A Marinette County Sheriff’s deputy is on administrative duty, following a fatal crash in Peshtigo on Thursday. Around 6-38 p-m, the deputy tried to stop a vehicle containing 2-people near the intersection of Pine and Maple Streets. The vehicle failed to stop, and the deputy initiated a pursuit. At about 6-41 p-m the suspect vehicle crashed into another vehicle with 2-occupants at Old Peshtigo Road and Country Meadows Road. The occupants of the vehicle struck by the pursued vehicle were declared dead at the scene. The occupants of the pursued vehicle sustained severe injuries and were taken to hospitals in Milwaukee. No officers were injured. The deputy was placed on administrative leave, per the agency’s policy. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is leading an investigation, along with the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Marinette Police Department, and a DCI Crime Response Specialist. Findings will be turned over to the Marinette County District Attorney.
Marinette Co. Sheriff's Deputy on administrative leave following vehicular pursuit ending in fatal crash
