Stolen Car Crashes Into SUV On Lake Drive After Chase: Police

WHITEFISH BAY, WI — A car reported stolen out of Milwaukee crashed head-on into an SUV on Lake Drive Friday afternoon, causing injuries to both people in the SUV and leading to the arrest of the sedan's driver on the bluffs of Lake Michigan, according to statements and logs from the Whitefish Bay Police Department.

The incident began with a Shorewood police chase. Someone reported three vehicles to be connected with a vehicle break-in near the 1700 block of Beverly Road around 2 p.m., police said. A Shorewood officer saw the vehicles and began pursuing two of them, the Toyota and a Hyundai, according to a statement posted on Facebook by Whitefish Bay police.

The two vehicles split up and the Shorewood officer followed the Hyundai west until it crashed into a parked car in the 800 block of Glendale Avenue, police said. Two people got out of the Hyundai and fled, but officers arrested both in the 4800 block of Sheffield Avenue, according to police.

At the same time, the Toyota sedan drove north on Lake Drive, police said. Police dropped their pursuit of the sedan, but it continued to drive "extremely recklessly," police said.

Eventually, the Toyota crashed head-on into an uninvolved Honda CR-V that was driving southbound on Lake Drive near Palisades Drive, police said.

A white Subaru Forester also rear-ended the Honda, police said.

Two people inside the SUV were injured and brought to the hospital, according to Whitefish Bay police logs.

The only person inside the Toyota got out after the crash and ran down the bluffs of Lake Michigan, police said. Police said he was arrested without incident.

According to police logs, the Toyota was recently stolen out of Milwaukee in a strong-arm robbery.

Three people were arrested in connection with the incident and police said they are seeking multiple charges.