The Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports their Deputies were able to end a pursuit that began on Highway 92 & the US Highway 169 bypass, Friday, outside of Winterset. Authorities a caller had reported a careless driver on Highway 92. When a Deputy located the vehicle and attempted to stop it, the driver, later identified as 30-year old Adam Wilson, of Wisconsin, took off at a high rate of speed.

The chase went southbound on Highway 169, with two more deputies in pursuit. The incident ended in the 3000-block of Highway 169, just north of the Union Madison County line, after Wilson’s vehicle entered the ditch. The man was taken into custody and transported to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office before being turned over to jail staff.

Wilson was charged with “Eluding.” Additional charges are pending. The Madison County Sheriffs Office was assisted at the scene by the Winterset Police Department & Union County Sheriffs Office.