Driver of horse-drawn buggy struck, killed by semi

Published 9:18 pm Thursday, January 4, 2018

OSSEO, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Patrol said an Osseo man operating a horse-drawn buggy was struck and killed by a semi.

The crash happened on Highway 10 east of Osseo about 5 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities said 26-year-old Moses Petersheim was the only person in the buggy when it was hit from behind by the semi.

The driver of the semi, a 36-year-old St. Cloud man, was not hurt. State transportation officials said the semi is owned by Scherer and Sons Trucking from St. Joseph.

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