DARLINGTON — An Illinois man was sentenced Nov. 20 to three years in prison and two years on extended supervision for leading police on a high-speed chase while intoxicated.

Clarence M. Campbell Jr., 51, Rockford, pleaded no contest in Lafayette County Circuit Court to amended felony charges of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, fifth or sixth offense, and attempting to flee or elude an officer. As part of a jointly recommended plea deal, a Class H felony charge of operating while intoxicated, fifth or sixth offense, and a misdemeanor charge of operating while revoked were dismissed.

His sentence is to run concurrent with any sentence in Illinois. He is eligible for the earned release program and for substance abuse programming in prison.

The high-speed chase began in Jo Daviess County on May 16 and ended in a crash at the intersection of Wisconsin 11 and Aetna Road outside Shullsburg, according to court records.

The criminal complaint indicates that Warren police tried to stop a 2001 Ford Taurus driven by Campbell in the Village of Warren after receiving a traffic complaint of an erratic driver. As the officer attempted to make contact, Campbell sped away.

A Lafayette County deputy joined the pursuit when Campbell entered Lafayette County on Wis. 78 near the intersection of White School Road. The pursuit continued on Wis. 78 into Gratiot, where Campbell turned onto Wis. 11.

The pursuing officers reported that his speeds reached up to 110 mph.

Campbell continued through Shullsburg until he lost control of the vehicle when the passenger-side tires hit the gravel shoulder, causing Campbell to overcorrect. The vehicle returned to the highway, crossed the centerline and went off the road on the opposite side. It rolled several times and came to rest on its tires in a field.

Campbell was the only person in the vehicle, was not wearing his seatbelt and was able to get out of the vehicle on his own.

His blood-alcohol content tested at 0.180 percent, over twice the legal limit for driving. He was taken by ambulance to Southwest Health Center in Platteville before a Med-Flight helicopter transferred him to the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.