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FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RESULTS IN DEATH OF PHILLIPS MAN - UPDATED 3/24/22


Price County Sheriff Brian Schmidt reports on March 17, 2022, at about 10:40 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office was notified of a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on State Highway 13 north of State Highway 111 in the Township of Worcester.

The preliminary investigation revealed the pedestrian was walking in the vicinity of the northbound shoulder of the roadway when he was struck by a northbound pickup truck, driven by a Phillips man. The pedestrian, a 36-year-old male from Phillips, Wisconsin, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim’s name is being withheld pending notification of family.  (Updated 3/24/22 - The name of the deceased pedestrian is Troy Schulenberg.  The sheriff's office has not released the name of the driver at this time.)

Responding agencies included the Price County Sheriff’s Office, Phillips Police Department, Central Price County Ambulance Service, Phillips Fire Department, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Price County Coroner’s Office.

The matter remains under investigation by the Price County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol.


Source:  Price County Sheriff's Office

   

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(This post was last modified: 03-24-2022, 03:30 PM by My Northern Wisconsin.)