Deputy Struck By Teen Driver Outside Pierz Freedom Fest Released From Hospital

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

July 21, 2023

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – A Minnesota deputy who was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at a music festival last weekend is home from the hospital.

The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says Deputy Brady Pundsack was released from St. Cloud Hospital Wednesday afternoon. Several agencies provided him with a police escort on his ride home.

Pundsack was hit late last Saturday night by a teenage driver outside of the Pierz Freedom Fest. The driver was not hurt, but Pundsack suffered life-threatening injuries.

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