Crime Stoppers Seek Hit-and-Run Pickup Driver Who Injured Amish Man & His Horse
A hit-and-run driver is being sought in Jackson County, Wisconsin, after a pickup truck struck an Amish buggy on the evening of Wednesday, July 8th, injuring both the man riding in it and his horse. According to WEAU:
JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) — Jackson County Crime Stoppers are asking the public to help identify the driver of a blakc pickup truck towing a white trailer that struck an Amish buggy, injuring a man and his horse.
According to a Facebook post from Crime Stoppers published late Saturday night, the collision occurred Wednesday, July 8, at approximately 6 p.m. on County Road N near County Road H.
The vehicle is described as a black pickup truck towing a 5×12 white enclosed trailer.
The driver is described as a white man with black hair, “short, groomed facial hair”, and “possibly a goatee”, with longer sideburns.
No further information on the extent of the injuries to the man or his horse. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office now hopes to identify and speak with the driver, and is asking the public for help.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Jackson County Crime Stoppers by phone at 800-228-3203 EXT 199, online at jacksoncountycrimestoppers.com, or through the P3tips App. Callers may remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
Jackson County is home to three separate Amish communities – in the areas of Black River Falls, Franklin, and Taylor. Wisconsin as a whole has seen a number of serious buggy crashes recently – including at least two fatal ones in the past two months.
Just last month, an Amish man and his horse were both killed in Lafayette County after a driver admitted he had looked away from the road.
And earlier this month, a 13-year-old Amish girl lost her life in Sauk County when a truck towing a trailer struck her buggy from behind, despite the buggy being equipped with lights, a reflective vest, and a slow-moving vehicle sign.
Wisconsin has a dispersed Amish population, found in over 60 Amish communities, most of them small, making buggy road safety a concern in many rural areas of the state.
Hopefully with public help investigators will find out who did this.
