MARSHAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A man trying to remove a deer he hit from an eastern Minnesota roadway died after another driver struck him, authorities said.
A 69-year-old Hastings man struck a deer on County Road 46 near General Sieben Drive in Marshan Township Wednesday morning, the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office said.
The man stopped and began removing the deer. A second driver stopped to help, and that driver reported that a third driver had struck the Hastings man. Officers arrived on the scene just a minute later, the sheriff’s office said, and tried to save the man’s life, but he died.
The driver who struck the man was cooperative and was not injured, the sheriff’s office said.
Multiple agencies are investigating the fatal accident.
According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, the peak of deer accidents is in the fall. Just two days before the Hastings man’s death, the Minnesota Department of Transportation warned on social media about deer on state highways.
“Deer are on the move,” MnDOT said. “Stay alert, especially near wooded areas and during dawn and dusk, when deer are most active. Slow down and drive safely.”
