Man tries to flee cop, crashes into barn

City of Delafield – A 21-year-old Hartland man who wanted to avoid getting a speeding ticket is accused of speeding past a squad car then trying to elude an officer only ending up crashing his car into a barn Sunday afternoon.

Kevin M. Carew of 1198 Forseth Drive, was charged Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with one felony count of eluding an officer.

According to the police report, an officer was parked at Westbrook Church, 1100 Highway 83 when he clocked a northbound car traveling 64 mph in a 45 mph zone. The officer noted the car sped up as it drove past him and continued to pull away as the officer pursued him.

The officer saw the car then cross the centerline and travel north in the southbound lanes forcing traffic in that lane to pull over onto the shoulder, the report said.

The officer lost sight of the car as he drove up the steep hill on Highway 83 but later found the car had attempted to turn west onto Nagawicka Road but lost control and went into a yard and hit a former milk house that is attached to an unused barn, the report said.