VIDEO: Wisconsin Officer Killed in Collision with State Truck
Video: Wisconsin Officer Killed in Collision with State Truck
A McFarland (WI) police officer was killed in a head-on crash involving a squad car and a Department of Natural Resources truck Monday afternoon, according to Dane County officials.
November 24, 2015
A McFarland (WI) police officer was killed in a head-on crash involving a squad car and a Department of Natural Resources truck Monday afternoon, according to Dane County officials.
The officer, 33-year old Ryan Copeland, was the McFarland Police Department's first ever K-9 officer, according to WKOW TV .
The crash was reported just after noon at 132 County Road N in the town of Albion.
Officials said 25-year-old Colleen M. Sutheimer, of Fitchburg, crossed the center line and collided with the squad car. Sutheimer, a DNR employee, was driving the DNR pickup truck at the time of the crash, according to a release.
Sutheimer was taken to a Janesville hospital with minor injuries, officials told Channel 3000 . There is no indication early on that the woman was on any substances or intoxicated.
Officials said Copeland was just starting his shift when the crash happened.
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