By Logan Rude
Jan 21, 2021 6:43 PM
GREEN LAKE, Wis. One person is dead after a semi-truck hit a pedestrian in the roadway on County Highway K near Craig Road Wednesday afternoon.
The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday reporting a pedestrian vs. semi crash. Crews arrived at the scene of the crash just minutes later to find the pedestrian injured and the semi driver uninjured.
Authorities said the pedestrian was flown to an area hospital via UW Med Flight. They later died from injuries they suffered at the scene of the crash.
A preliminary investigation revealed the pedestrian exited a vehicle and went into the path of the semi prior to the collision.