A man from Taylor, Wisconsin, who led authorities on an 11-mile pursuit
on Tuesday through La Crosse and Trempealeau counties surrendered when
he lost his prosthetic leg while trying to outrun police.
Thomas Fuselier, 47, fled Holmen police when an officer tried to stop
him for a defective brake light, according to the complaint filed on
Wednesday in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
He sped off, at one point sticking his hand out the window and waving at
pursuing officers.
Fuselier continued into Trempealeau County at speeds that reached 80mph
until officers lost him, later finding his car in a ditch.
Authorities from both counties followed footprints into a wooded area
for more than a mile and across a creek before a deputy found Fuselier
on the ground unable to get up because his prosthetic leg was stuck in a fence.
Police found meth and a pipe in his car.
Prosecutors charged Fuselier with attempting to flee a traffic officer
and possession of meth and drug paraphernalia, both as a repeat
offender.
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