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Published - Saturday, July 05, 2008
Police say motorcycle chase hit 130 mph
A Holmen, Wis., man was charged with felony attempt to flee a police officer after he reportedly tried to elude police on his motorcycle at speeds as high as 130 mph.
Justin R.E. Mommaerts, 22, was arrested June 22 after a 15-mile chase on Wisconsin roads that started on Hwy. 25 south of Durand and ended in Pepin, according to police reports.
Buffalo County Sheriff’s Investigator Lee Engfer said the chase began about noon after he tried to stop Mommaerts for speeding on Hwy. 25 in Maxville.
Mommaerts tried to get away and topped out at over 120 mph when chased south on Hwy. 25, Engfer said.
At the junction of 25 and State Hwy. 35 just north of Nelson, Engfer said Mommaerts turned north on 35 and sped up again.
Engfer punched his police cruiser up to 130 mph but was still losing ground. He guessed Mommaerts might have reached speeds close to 150 mph.
When approaching Pepin, Wis., on Hwy. 35, Mommaerts slowed and eventually pulled over and stopped on Dunn Street in Pepin, Engfer said.
Mommaerts was in circuit court in Alma on June 25 when a $1,000 signature bond was ordered, and he waived the time limit for having a preliminary hearing.
Buffalo County Circuit Court Judge James Duvall continued the case to July 23.
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