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Cam-Ron P. M. Poelinitz

Age : 19

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/13/2021

Location : 5400 block Siggelkow Road

City : McFarland

County : Dane

State : Wisconsin

Agency : McFarland Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Speeding
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/13/2021 at approximately 10:20 p.m., Cam-Ron P.M. Poelinitz, 19, of Fitchburg was driving south on U.S. Highway 51 with four passengers when a McFarland Police Department officer attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding. Poelinitz continued driving and exited Highway 51 onto Siggelkow Road while the officer followed with emergency lights activated.
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The officer terminated the pursuit on Siggelkow Road. Shortly afterward, while traveling east, the officer passed Poelinitz's vehicle accelerating westbound. The officer turned around and headed back in its direction but found that the vehicle had already crashed into a house in the 5400 block of Siggelkow Road near Dream Lane.
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The impact drove the vehicle into the residence. Poelinitz suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. All four passengers were injured and transported to a hospital for treatment. No one inside the house was injured.
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Poelinitz's mother publicly identified her son before the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office formally released his name. A forensic autopsy determined that he died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Because a McFarland police officer had attempted the stop and pursuit immediately before the fatal crash, McFarland Police requested an outside investigation. The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation investigated the death with assistance from the Wisconsin State Patrol, Dane County Sheriff's Office and Dane County Medical Examiner's Office.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The McFarland police officer who attempted the traffic stop and pursuit was not publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-dead-in-mcfarland-after-vehicle-crashes-into-house-after-police-pursuit/article_16fae04c-e4f0-5b47-9e8c-09c2e7deb402.html
https://www.wmtv15news.com/2021/04/14/car-crashes-into-mcfarland-home/
https://www.wmtv15news.com/2021/04/16/dane-co-officials-identify-19-year-old-who-died-after-crashing-into-mcfarland-home/