Sheriff Joe Leko says the victim, a 69-year-old man, hit the deer with his vehicle and was trying to pull it from the roadway when he was struck by another vehicle.

A 69-year-old man was fatally struck by a driver Wednesday morning while he was trying to remove a deer he had accidentally hit on the road. Dakota County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the collision on County Road 46 near General Sieben Drive in Marshan Township at around 6:35 a.

According to the press release, the Hastings man was driving west on Dakota County Road 46 near General Sieben Drive in Marshan Township around 6:35 a.m. when he hit a deer. The driver pulled over on the shoulder and got out of his car to move the deer off the road.