KENOSHA, Wis. -- A Kenosha Police officer escaped serious injury after being struck by a vehicle around 6 a.m. Friday.
The 29-year-old third-shift patrol officer was assisting traffic and walking across a crosswalk at the intersection of Sheridan Road and 63rd Street.
A pickup stopped while heading south on Sheridan Road and then drove forward as the officer was directly in front of him.
The incident was captured on body cam footage obtained exclusively by TMJ4 News.
The officer was transported to Froedtert Hospital in Pleasant Prairie. She was treated and released with minor injuries.
Kenosha Police responded earlier to a separate accident around 4:30 a.m. Friday when a vehicle struck an electrical pole in the 5000 block of Sheridan Road.
The accident knocked out power to the surrounding area and shut down traffic lights at multiple intersections on busy Sheridan Road.
“Officers were proactively looking for those intersections in and around the area of the accident to find what intersections had no power so we could provide some sort of traffic control,” Kenosha Police Lt. Josh Hecker said.
Wisconsin State Patrol is handling the investigation for the officer-involved incident.
The driver of the pickup that struck the officer is expected to be cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian and illegal tint on front windows.
Hecker, a 22-year veteran with Kenosha Police, said officers are frequently placed in dangerous traffic situations. However, it was the first time in recent memory a Kenosha Police officer was struck by another vehicle, according to Hecker.
“I don’t off the top of my head recall an incident where an officer was accidentally struck by a motorist,” Hecker said.
Sheridan Road was closed for several hours at the intersection of 63rd street following the officer-involved incident.
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