On February 28th, 2022, in Genoa City, Wisconsin, a routine traffic patrol quickly escalated when police observed a vehicle traveling at an extremely high speed in a residential area. And within minutes, the situation turned into a dangerous pursuit after the vehicle struck multiple cars and continued fleeing, forcing law enforcement to deploy intervention measures to stop it. >> 2704, I got a high-risk stop. >> Police identified a silver vehicle driven by Brittany Anderson, 34 years old, traveling at 70 mph in a 25 mph zone, far exceeding the limit and passing other vehicles within the neighborhood. >> DO NOT MOVE. >> 2704 >> 2704, do you want to have rescue staged? >> Negative, I got the subject at gunpoint. Waiting to do a high-risk. >> BOTH YOUR HANDS. >> LOT three is closed. LOT THREE >> WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER, WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER! >> 2704, DRIVER FLEEING. DRIVER'S TAKING OFF THROUGH THE FIELD, HEADING ON MAIN, WESTBOUND. >> 2704, through the field. >> Heading south on Treeman. About to turn west on Main. >> At this point, officers lost sight of the vehicle and were forced to return to the original scene where it was confirmed the suspect vehicle had struck multiple parked cars leaving behind its detached front bumper. >> Parking lot, unknown travel direction. I got Bloomfield that was heading towards west. Believe to be a Chevy Malibu no 28. There should be extreme front end damage on the vehicle. >> I think it's just radiator fluid. I don't know if the fire department can do anything with it but >> All right. Vehicle's going to be missing a bumper. >> Approximately 15 minutes later, another unit located a vehicle matching the description now missing its front bumper and when signaled to stop, she again refused and fled for a second time escalating the situation into a large-scale pursuit involving multiple units. >> 503 is closed. 503 is closed for a failure to stop. 10-58. >> Vehicle is not leaving. It's going to be a silver Mazda >> Copy silver Mazda. >> Copy your She's on highway B 30 mph. >> Here. I'll be right back. I'll be right with you. I'll be right back. 2704 I'm Follows now. >> Are they heading this way? >> Yep. I got sticks set up. Go ahead again. >> All right, copy. Stay in your position. We're gaining speed. About 30 miles an hour now. He's kind of fluctuating. >> I copy. I'm ready. >> You got an ambulance in front of you now. >> I copy. I got the spikes ready. All right. Sorry. [ __ ] happens. Yeah, I thought you would have seen the lights, but it's all good, dude. No resentment or anything. I got to go though. I don't know. I'm trying to figure out the thing. 2704 I'm going to be setting up spikes AT THE PD. 2704 SPIKES ARE IN PLACE. 2704 the vehicle's stopping. >> 546, did you get the spikes placed? He's not stopping. >> Negative. Stopped right before the spikes. Turning a high risk. >> Shut Turn it off. Driver, turn the vehicle off. Driver, turn off the vehicle, throw the keys out the window. Let's go. Do it now. Driver, shut off your car. Do it now. Driver, throw the keys out the window. >> 546, he shut off his vehicle. He's not responding. >> When officers deployed stop sticks to disable the vehicle, it initially appeared she might stop and surrender. However, Britney suddenly drove directly through the stop sticks, nearly striking an officer standing roadside, and the pursuit continued. >> There's one car. >> SUCCESSFUL SPIKE. GOING TO TRY TO BLOCK THE VEHICLE IN. >> Get in front of him. Don't cut him off. >> Passing the weigh station in Richmond right now. Looks like he's about to park. No traffic. Speed's about 25 mph. Turning into the weigh station. >> After assessing the situation, police announced the use of a PIT maneuver, successfully striking the rear of the vehicle, causing it to spin and come to a stop, effectively ending the pursuit and bringing Britney under control. >> Jesus Christ. 2704, we're heading back over to the Wisconsin border. PIT certified. >> Do you want to move up to this? We'll move over. >> 2704 attempting PIT. 2704 SUCCESSFUL PIT. >> PUT YOUR HANDS UP! >> RIGHT BEHIND THE PRIEST. >> STEP OUT. STEP OUT. Step out. >> I don't have like on my person, no. >> You hurt? >> Nope, I'm good. >> Hey, you okay? >> Nice. Nice PIT. >> Thanks. >> That's good [ __ ] >> What then? >> That's her her squat's going to be tall, so someone's going to need to check her. >> Yeah, we'll take care of Just get her in >> I found it going east on Beach Misunderstand. >> Danny, we're all 10-4. Uh, the driver's 95. >> Yeah, we all thought he'd show up quick, but it wasn't him. >> Yeah. She never got out of the car. >> Yeah, my stop sticks are still in the road. I think she can get them quick. >> I don't even know where Where am I at? Is this Illinois? >> No, you're just across uh the Illinois-Wisconsin border. >> I'm not from this area at all. >> What county are you from? >> I'm from a different state entirely. >> Which state? >> I don't know if I'm comfortable talking about it right now. >> Okay, I'm not trying to ask why you were anything like >> that's not even that. I just don't want to talk about it right now, that's all. >> Okay. >> I just don't feel >> Okay, so to kind of put you in like a geographical estimate for where you are in the >> have >> You're You're like >> What's that? Like a Are we in or >> So, we're southeast Wisconsin right now. I'm going to close the door. I can see you shaking, so I'm sorry. >> It's okay. >> Uh we're going to have you We're going to move you to a different car. >> Can you fix the handcuffs on the right side? >> Yeah, we can do that. Yep. Yep. Is it This one is bad? >> No, it's okay. I think I must have just been like sitting on it or leaning on it or something. >> Leaning on it? >> Yeah. It's okay. >> Then it That one on top of your head. I would have put the belt on. So, we're trying to figure out who you are. >> Okay, no, it was on my bone. Sorry, that's all. >> Yeah. >> After being taken into custody, Brittany showed clear signs of disorientation, repeatedly asking whether she was in Illinois, unable to identify which state she was in or where she had come from, and when asked for personal information, she refused to provide her date of birth. >> So, you don't have >> my name. >> Right, but we need your date of birth. You literally don't have to say anything else. It's fine. >> What do you need my date of birth for? >> Because we In order for us to run you through the computer, that's we need your last name, first name, and your official date of birth. Otherwise, we can't look you up. You're not in our in-house or anything, so which is good. That means you must not have much of a record. >> I don't have a record at all. >> Yeah, that's So, that's good for you, but we can't We don't know who you are, so. >> I don't want to talk right now. >> Okay, so but you're going to prolong this whole thing. >> It's I mean, I don't want to talk right now. >> Okay. Well, it Like I said, it would have We're just trying to figure out who you are. It doesn't have anything to do with the situation, you know. >> Hi, I'm Officer Gould, City of Sioux City Police Department. Um, is your first name Britney? Okay. Britney Faye Anderson, this is you? Okay. All right, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights I have explained to you? >> I didn't hear what you said the very last thing was. >> Do you understand each of these rights I explained to you? >> Basically. >> Yes or no? >> I mean, not exactly. >> Do you want me to reread it again? >> Sure. >> Okay. You have the right to remain silent or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights I have explained to you? >> Mhm. >> Okay. Yes. >> I mean, I think so. >> Okay. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me? All right, Britney, nothing else. All right, so now obviously you're under arrest for uh, fleeing, resisting, um, and a whole slew of other charges, okay? Do you need >> Britney was transported to a local hospital for a blood draw and field sobriety tests were conducted, during which she had difficulty maintaining balance and performing counting tasks. Ultimately, Britney Anderson, 34 years old, was charged with two felony counts of fleeing/eluding an officer, one count of operating while intoxicated, first offense, along with multiple traffic violations. After being found guilty on all charges, the court imposed a sentence of 4 years probation, including a mandatory 12-month jail term, along with over $3,500 in fines.