Daniel Huck, 61, of Racine, died after he was struck by reckless driver
- Works at Village of Mt. Pleasant
- Studied Art at UW Parkside
- Went to Washington Park High School
- Lives in Racine, Wisconsin
- From Racine, Wisconsin
UPDATE
According to a Tuesday morning update from the Mount Pleasant Police Department,
Huck was marking utility locations along the median of Highway 31 when he was struck. Huck was employed by the Village of Mount Pleasant for 22 years in the sewer utility department.
The driver of the vehicle has been identified as Amy Hoecherl, 55, of Mount Pleasant.
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Mount Pleasant worker struck by car on Green Bay Road dies of injuries
Deneen Smith
September 18, 2018
A Mount Pleasant Public Works employee struck by a car while working on Green Bay Road Monday afternoon has died.
Daniel Huck, 61, of Racine, had been an employee of the village Public Works Department for 22 years. He was working on Green Bay Road, marking utility locations near Shirley Avenue at about 1 p.m. Monday when he was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Amy Hoecherl, 55, of Mount Pleasant.
According to a statement from the Mount Pleasant Police Department, Huck was wearing reflective clothing while he was working. After the crash, he was taken by helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa with critical injuries. Police said he died Monday evening at the hospital.
Hoecherl was cooperative with police. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash. However, she was driving recklessly at a work zone. The Mount Pleasant Police and the Wisconsin State Patrol Accident Reconstruction Unit are working on the investigation.