Kenosha County squad struck head-on by reckless driver: officials

Squad struck by reckless driver

A Kenosha County sheriff's deputy was on the scene of a crash when his squad was hit head-on after a reckless driver crossed the center lane and the entire opposing lane.

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. - The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department is urging motorists to move over or slow down – after one of its squads was struck on Saturday, Feb. 24.

Officials noted in a post on the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department Facebook page that a Kenosha County sheriff's deputy was on the scene of a crash when his squad was hit head-on after a reckless driver crossed the center lane and the entire opposing lane.

Van strikes Kenosha County squad

The deputy was providing extra lights as a We Energies worker was fixing a power line. Had the squad not been parked where it was, officials said it is likely the We Energies employee would have been injured.

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Kenosha County squad struck

In the end, nobody was hurt.