DOJ: Superior police officer unknowingly ran over a person, leading to state investigation

Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Justice are investigating an incident in Superior where a local police officer unknowingly ran over a person.

In a press release Sunday, the department said a Superior police officer responded to a call for an injured person in the road Saturday evening. The officer had unknowingly run over the person, who was lying in the road, a few minutes before the 911 call, according to the release.

Officials say they do not know why the person was lying in the road or whether they were injured prior to the incident. The person was transported to the hospital and was in critical condition as of Sunday.

The DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident with assistance from the Wisconsin State Patrol. The release states the officer involved has been placed on administrative assignment per the Superior Police Department’s policy.