A northern Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy was killed Sunday when he crashed into a pickup truck that suddenly pulled out in front of him, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100426/GPG0101/100426002/1978
The Vilas County deputy had the fatal accident when he was responding to a call on Wisconsin 47, not far from Woodruff.
The pickup truck was parked on the road’s shoulder, and the driver suddenly pulled out in front of the deputy’s squad car. The officer struck the back of the pickup and was killed.
The driver, 49, from Lac du Flambeau was charged with suspicion of operating while intoxicated.
