Hmmm... Looks like Ollie has an AKA... That makes me wonder if all that braggadocio and swagger about himself being a direct descendent of a Nobel Prize winner (or was it a Pulitzer Prize winner???) was truthful or not... For the moment anyway, I strongly suspect the latter... For obvious reasons...
dunnconnect.com
Chase ends in Jackson County
By Nicole Byrnes, Reporter
Friday, February 8, 2008 3:08 PM CST
Law enforcement officers were led on a high-speed chase through four counties on Thursday before the incident came to an end in Jackson County.
It all started in St. Croix County when dispatchers reported to Dunn County authorities that Oliver L. Asser (a.k.a. Olivier J. Thorbecke), 38, of St. Paul, Minn., was racing down I-94, achieving speeds at times in excess of 135 mph. Driving erratically for more than 70 miles, Asser endangered other motorists, driving between them and passing on the shoulder of the highway. His actions nearly forced other drivers off the road.
Dunn County Sheriff Dennis Smith said deputies tried to catch up with Asser on the interstate at mile marker 45. Approaching the Eau Claire County line, they backed off the chase when they could see no end to it, while Asser continued speeding eastbound.
The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department and the Osseo Police Department took up the chase near the Highway 53 interchange in Trempeleau County. According to a press release, the information they received indicated a vehicle was traveling eastbound on I-94 at speeds in excess of 125 mph.
A Trempeleau County Sheriff’s deputy and Osseo police officer observed the Asser’s vehicle and pursued it. At times, their speeds exceeded 135 mph.
The vehicle was finally stopped following deployment of “stop sticks” by Jackson County Sheriff’s Department personnel. Stop sticks are spikes designed to puncture a vehicle’s tires.
Attached along a length of rope laid across a roadway, the spikes stand up when the rope is pulled. Once the target vehicle passes over the strip, it is immediately pulled from the highway.
According to Capt. Cal Smokowicz, after driving over the stop sticks, Asser continued for two miles, stopping at mile marker 117 where he was immediately taken into custody and transported to the Trempealeau County Jail.
Felony charges for fleeing a traffic officer and reckless driving were filed in Trempeleau County court where Asser was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Friday afternoon. There are also pending charges in Dunn County.
The incident is still under investigation.
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