TOWN OF JACKSON — A construction worker was struck and severely injured by an SUV that then crashed into a house Friday afternoon in the Town of Jackson.
Washington County deputies responded to the scene around 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Country Aire Drive and Highway 60.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of the SUV, a 48-year-old woman from Waldo, was westbound on Highway 60 when she crossed the centerline and struck a 35-year-old man from West Bend who was part of a road construction crew.
The man was on foot working in the eastbound lane, removing dirt from the roadway. Authorities noted that he was wearing high-visibility clothing and working in an active construction zone at the time of the crash.
He sustained potentially life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital.
The driver of the SUV remained at the scene and was transported to a nearby hospital as a precaution.
No one inside the home was injured in the crash.
Emeline Johnson was inside her home when the car crashed into it, damaging her siding, pushing her kitchen wall and cabinets forward.
One of her outdoor cats was run over and killed.
She called her daughter Joy Booth when it happened who came home and was relived her mother was okay, though she's worried about the man who was hit by the car.
“We feel bad for him, you know?" Booth said. "We hope he’s okay for his family, you know?”
Booth and Jonson said the intersection is dangerous and that 15 years ago someone else drove into their yard.
“I expected we’d have an accident sometime," Johnson said. "Because there’s been too many years that there hasn’t been one.”
The sheriff's office did not say why the woman veered off of the road, but they're continuing to look into it.
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