Warrant issued for incident, which took place in Town of Delavan
A warrant was issued Aug. 14 for the arrest of a Whitewater man charged with fleeing from police through yards at more than 100 mph in the Town of Delavan.
Adam K. Hiland, 34, was charged Aug. 14 in Walworth County Circuit Court with second-degree recklessly endangering safety; operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, fourth offense; attempting to flee or elude a traffic officer; operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license; obstructing an officer; criminal damage to property; and failing to install an ignition interlock device.
According to the criminal complaint, an officer saw a sport utility vehicle stopped at the stop sign at Deer Run Drive and Linn Road in the Town of Delavan at about 2:50 a.m. Aug. 10, and the SUV was not moving and was not waiting for traffic to clear as no other traffic was on the road. When the officer pulled up behind the SUV, it drove onto Fawn Court, turned around, turned its headlights off and parked, according to the complaint.
The officer made contact with the driver, Hiland, and, after speaking with the officer, Hiland put the SUV in drive and quickly drove off, causing the officer to back away abruptly to avoid being hit or run over, according to the complaint. The officer noted Hiland smelled like alcohol and had severely bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech.
The officer pursued Hiland, who was approaching the end of Deer Run, which has no exit, according to the complaint. Hiland drove north through yards, damaging a mailbox, and was traveling more than 100 mph when the officer saw him turn north onto Borg Road from Blue Heron Drive, the complaint states. The officer lost sight of Hiland as he crested the hill on Borg Road passing over Interstate 43 as the officer was traveling 100 mph and was unable to gain on Hiland’s vehicle, according to the complaint.
Hiland’s SUV was found unoccupied in a cornfield off Borg Road. He was previously convicted of three alcohol-related offenses, his driving privileges were revoked, he was required to use an ignition interlock device, and he was restricted to a .02 blood-alcohol content for driving, according to the complaint.
