STURGEON BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Pedestrians Hit in Crosswalk

On December 21 at approximately 1:43pm, two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle on N 3rd Ave @ Michigan St.  The two pedestrians were in a marked crosswalk, when a vehicle began to turn onto N 3rd Ave from Michigan St, and did not see the pedestrians.

One pedestrian was uninjured and another pedestrian suffered an injury to their lower leg, requiring an ambulance trip to the hospital.  The driver of the vehicle was uninjured and there was no damage to the vehicle.

The vehicle driver, a 49 year old male from DePere, was issued a citation for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.