MORRISTOWN, Minnesota — A woman is dead after she was struck by a Rice County Sheriff's deputy in a patrol car early Saturday morning.
According to the Rice County Sheriff's Office, the fatal crash happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday on the 8000 block of Morristown Boulevard in Morristown. The deputy was driving eastbound when the woman was hit by their squad car.
Police said on Monday that the sargent driving the patrol car was driving 59 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone and there first appeared to be an object in the road. Police learned soon after that it was actually a woman laying on the road, parallel with the fog line.
Deputies on scene then tried to perform life-saving measures on the woman, police say, but she was pronounced dead at the scene by Morristown Rescue and North Ambulance
The sheriff's office says the deputy was not responding to an emergency call when the fatal crash happened.
According to Minnesota State Patrol, the victim was 52 years old.
On Saturday afternoon, the Rice County Sheriff's Office announced that the victim was identified as Stephanie Marie Wesley of Faribault.
The investigation into the fatal encounter will be handled by the Minnesota State Patrol, the Rice County Sheriff's Office said. Officials added that all future information will be released by State Patrol.
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