DAKOTA COUNTY, MINN. – The Dakota County Sheriff in Hastings, Minnesota says a 69-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver Wednesday morning while he was trying to remove a deer he had accidentally hit on a county road.
The victim had pulled over onto the shoulder of the road to pull the deer off the roadway. Another driver stopped to help him and witnessed an eastbound car strike the man. Deputies arrived within a minute of the call around 6:30, but despite lifesaving measures, he died at the scene.
Authorities say the driver who struck the man was uninjured and cooperative.
The incident is under investigation.
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