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Walworth County reports pedestrian fatality April 30; investigation ongoing
Summary
County staff reported a single fatal crash on April 30 (Highway 20 at Townline Road) involving a vehicle striking a pedestrian; the Walworth County Sheriff's Office is investigating and toxicology for the pedestrian showed no ethanol detected.
Walworth County staff told the Traffic Safety Commission that a passenger-vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on April 30 at 9:45 a.m. at the Highway 20 and Townline Road intersection resulted in one fatality.
Staff said the Walworth County Sheriff's Office crash-investigation unit is the investigating agency and that the incident remains under review. The pedestrian was a 65-year-old man who was pronounced deceased at the scene and the medical examiner listed multiple blunt-force trauma as cause of death; preliminary testing reported no ethanol detected in the pedestrian and other results are pending. Staff noted roadway conditions were dry and daylight; no roadway factors have been identified to date.
Commissioners asked questions about contributing factors and were briefed that the driver was an out-of-state resident with possible injuries; police obtained blood testing from the driver and results were pending at the time of the report.
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