Pedestrian struck, killed in western Wisconsin
TURTLE LAKE, Wis. (AP) - Authorities in western Wisconsin are trying to find the vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on a highway.
The crash was reported just before 7:30 a.m. Thursday on Highway 8 near Upper Turtle Lake, between Almena and Turtle Lake. The pedestrian, identified as 26-year-old Logan Paulson, died at the scene.
The Barron County Sheriff's Department says Paulson, who lived in the area, was talking along Highway 8 when the vehicle struck him and left the scene sometime during the night.
The vehicle is described as white. Authorities don't know the make and model.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is reconstructing the crash scene. Anyone with information is asked to call the Barron County Sheriff's Department.
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