By Associated Press - Monday, July 24, 2017

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) - A Green Bay area police officer is hospitalized in critical condition following surgery for injuries received when he was hit by a vehicle along the interstate.

Authorities say Ashwaubenon (ash-WAH’-beh-non) Officer Brian Murphy was struck by an apparent drunk driver while standing at the scene of a car fire along Interstate 41 Saturday night.

WLUK-TV (https://bit.ly/2eHVeIu ) reports officials say Murphy was wearing a reflective vest and that safety cones and flares had been placed around the scene.



Police say the driver that struck Murphy is a 28-year-old Greenleaf woman.

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Information from: WLUK-TV, https://www.fox11online.com

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