Sheboygan Alerts
Sheboygan Police Department News Release - UPDATE
1315 N. 23rd St., Suite 101, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Vehicle Pursuit and Crash
For more information contact:
Captain Joel Kuszynski
Telephone: 920-459-4268
Case Number - C26-15631
UPDATE:On 8/23/2026, shortly before this incident, officers were in the area of S. 8th Street and Indiana Avenue to monitor traffic in response to neighbors that had previously made complaints of disorderly vehicles. Officers witnessed the suspect vehicle revving its engine causing backfires and excessive noise. When officers tried to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, the operator fled.
The 19-year-old operator of the vehicle that fled from this traffic stop and later crashed was referred to the Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office for the following Felony violations:
-Fleeing/Eluding Police
-2nd Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety
He was also issued municipal traffic and ordinance tickets for the following offenses:
-Tire Squealing/Unnecessary Engine Acceleration
-Operating a motor vehicle without insurance
-Violating a red traffic light x 3
-Improper right turn
-Unsafe lane deviation
-Non-registration of a vehicle
-Reckless driving
-Operating with a suspended license
Including the citations that the suspect received for this incident, he has received a total of 33 traffic related citations from the Sheboygan Police Department over the past 13 months.
Reckless driving, like that displayed by the suspect in this case, poses a safety risk to all members of our community. Loud exhaust systems and unnecessary engine acceleration contribute to perceptions of decreased safety on our roadways and contribute to disorder in neighborhoods. The Sheboygan Police Department takes these violations seriously and will strictly enforce these behaviors when we witness them or they are reported to us.
Original Release
On 8/23/2026, at approximately 5:40pm, Sheboygan Police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle, due to excessive engine noise and other driving behaviors, near the intersection of S. 8th Street and Indiana Ave. The offending vehicle failed to stop for officers and accelerated to a high rate of speed, traveling north on S. 14th Street from Indiana Ave. Officers pursued the vehicle for several blocks but ended the pursuit due to the offender's dangerous driving behaviors and speeds, near the intersection of N. 14th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. The suspect vehicle continued northbound on N. 14th Street.
Moments later, an officer responding to the area found the suspect vehicle as it approached the intersection of N. 14th Street and Superior Ave. That officer did not pursue the vehicle. The suspect vehicle proceeded into the intersection at a high speed, violating a red traffic light, and struck a vehicle that was eastbound on Superior Ave.
The suspect, a 19-year-old male from Sheboygan, was arrested on scene. There were no other occupants in that vehicle. He was transported via Sheboygan Fire Department ambulance to an area hospital, evaluated, and then jailed at the Sheboygan County Detention Center on multiple charges. He had no apparent injuries
The operator of the other involved vehicle, a 73-year-old Sheboygan man, was transported via Sheboygan Fire Department ambulance to an area hospital, with minor injuries. There were no other occupants in his vehicle.
The intersection of N 14th Street and Superior Ave closed for a short period of time but has now reopened.
The Sheboygan Police Department will not be releasing any further information at this time.