Man struck and killed at County Highway Y/Galvin Avenue intersection
For Hub City Times
MARSHFIELD – A man was struck and killed the morning of March 30 at County Highway Y/Galvin Avenue intersection in the town of Marshfield.
Shortly after 10 a.m., the Wood County Dispatch Center received a 911 call of a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle on County Highway Y near the intersection of North Galvin Avenue. Initial investigation indicated that an eastbound pick-up truck struck a man while he was walking in the roadway. The male pedestrian was pronounced dead by the Wood County coroner at the scene.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Marshfield Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, Marshfield Fire and Rescue, Cameron Fire Department, Hewitt Fire Department, Wood County Coroner, and the Wood County Highway Department.
The crash and its cause remain under investigation. Names will be released pending family notification.