Fleeing Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Multiple Vehicles, Ending in Zumbro River
Photo: Zumbrota Police Department
Published: July 25th, 2026.
ZUMBROTA: A 31-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested late Friday night after allegedly crashing into multiple vehicles, leading police on a pursuit, and driving his pickup truck into the North Fork of the Zumbro River, where it became stuck.
According to the Zumbrota Police Department, at approximately 11:58 p.m. on Friday, July 24, Goodhue County Emergency Communications received multiple 911 calls reporting a pickup truck that had crashed into other vehicles while traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 52 from Minnesota Highway 57, north of Zumbrota.
Officers later located the pickup truck on U.S. Highway 52 near Sherwood Trail and attempted a traffic stop. Police said the driver allegedly fled southbound on Highway 52 instead of stopping.
According to the department, the pickup truck then entered the grassy median, traveled down an embankment, and crashed into the North Fork of the Zumbro River, where it became stuck.
Officers took the driver, who was the truck's sole occupant, into custody without incident. Authorities identified him only as a 31-year-old man from La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Police said the driver was uninjured and was booked into the Goodhue County Jail on allegations of:
Driving under the influence of alcohol,
Fleeing law enforcement in a motor vehicle,
Hit-and-run, and
Possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol.
The Zumbrota Police Department was assisted by the Minnesota State Patrol, Zumbrota Area Ambulance, Goodhue County Sheriff's Office, Goodhue County Emergency Communications, and Berg's Towing.