WEST BEND 鈥 A West Bend man is facing felony charges after leading police on a vehicle chase that ended in a collision in the Town of Cedarburg last week.
Mikael Harmon, 25, is being charged in Washington County with vehicle operator flee/elude officer and resisting or obstructing an officer. Records state that he is a repeat offender regarding these charges.
He is also being charged in Ozaukee County with one count of second-degree reckless injury.
The Town of Trenton Police Department stated in a press release that a traffic stop was conducted on Harmon in a black Mustang at approximately 12:40 p.m. Friday on Highway NN. Harmon had a suspended driver鈥檚 license and was on probation. Probation and Parole ordered that Harmon be taken into custody.
The Trenton police press release states that Harmon resisted attempts to be taken into custody and then fled from the scene in his vehicle.
At approximately 1:06 p.m., the Cedarburg Police Department and the Ozaukee County Sheriff鈥檚 Office were advised by Washington County Sheriff鈥檚 Dispatch of a vehicle pursuit that was traveling into their jurisdictions on Highway NN near Highway 60 in the Town of Cedarburg, according to a press release from the Cedarburg Police Department.
The vehicle, a black Mustang, was being pursued by the Town of Trenton Police Department with the assistance of the Washington County Sheriff鈥檚 Office, the press release states.
According to the criminal complaint, the Town of Trenton Police chief stated that he terminated the pursuit as he was approaching Five Corners; however, the Mustang continued, turning east onto Highway 60, driving through a red stoplight and colliding with a vehicle, which Cedarburg police identified as that of a 46-year-old woman.
The Cedarburg Police Department stated it was not involved in the pursuit.
Harmon, who sustained a large gash to his head, was taken to the hospital. The woman in the other vehicle had to be extricated and transported to the hospital with serious bodily injuries, including chest and head trauma, according to the complaint.