Story originally printed in the Tomah Journal or online at www.tomahjournal.com

Published - Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Pedestrian struck by on-duty Monroe County Deputy

A pedestrian walking in the traffic lane southbound on State Highway 27 just south of CTH X

with his back to traffic, was struck by an on-duty Monroe County Deputy on Monday. The Deputy attempted to avoid the pedestrian but struck him with the squad car's passenger side mirror, according to a Wisconsin State Patrol report.

The pedestrian was transported by ambulance to Franciscan Skemp in Sparta with non-life threatening injuries.

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