The sheriff in Dodge County says a young man is dead after crashing into a tree during a police chase.
It happened at about 1:20 a.m. Thursday. Deputies tried to stop the 21-year-old driver for speeding along County Highway C about three miles outside of Waupun. The chase lasted all of a minute before the deputy saw the car smash into a tree.
The young man, who is from the Fond du Lac area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
