Four-Year-Old Killed After Being Hit By Car

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a four-year-old child that had been struck by a vehicle on Haynes Road in the Township of Marcellon Wednesday, September 21, 2022, shortly after 5 PM.

The child had been riding on a farm wagon, and jumped onto the roadway. The child was then struck by a passing vehicle driven by a 47-year-old woman from Pardeeville.

First responders performed lifesaving measures but attempts to revive the child were unsuccessful.

The incident remains under investigation by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.