The Oconto County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a driver who struck a pedestrian in the Town of Little River on March 23.
At 11:46 p.m., the dispatch center was notified of a vehicle versus pedestrian accident with injuries, on U.S. Highway 41 at County Road A. Deputies responded and found a man laying on the center of the northbound lanes of Highway 41. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect vehicle was traveling north on Highway 41. The vehicle struck the pedestrian, a 20-year-old man from Oconto, and left the scene of the accident driving north on Highway 41.
The sheriff’s department is actively investigating this matter as a hit and run fatal crash and urges the public to contact it with any pertinent information at 920-834-6900. Press 1 and ask to be put in contact with a detective sergeant.
More information will be released to the public as it becomes available.
