WEYAUWEGA, Wis. (WSAW) - A man accused of striking a squad vehicle in Waupaca County on Tuesday morning has been cited for causing the crash.
Around 5:45 a.m., a deputy from the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office was parked alongside the highway with his emergency lights activated while providing traffic control at a traffic crash scene along U.S. Highway 10 westbound, east of Old 49 Road in the town of Fremont.
Investigators said an SUV, traveling at a high rate of speed, struck the rear end of the patrol vehicle. The deputy in the patrol vehicle was wearing his seat belt at the time of the collision. He was transported by ambulance to Theda Care Medical Center in Waupaca, where he was treated and released.
The driver of the SUV was evaluated by medical personnel at the scene and declined medical attention.
The Weyauwega Police Department investigated the traffic crash.
The driver was cited for operating without a valid driver’s license, unreasonable and imprudent speed, failure to maintain control of a vehicle, failure to change lanes when passing a stopped emergency vehicle and failure to have insurance.
The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Weyauwega Police Department, the Fremont-Wolf River Fire Department and the Fremont-Wolf River Ambulance.