Woman Dies After Greenfield Officer Accidentally Runs Her Over: Cops

GREENFIELD, WI — A Milwaukee woman has died after a Greenfield police officer who was called out to do a welfare check on her accidentally drove over as she was lying in the road near 34th Street and Holmes Avenue Thursday evening, police said.

Police said they got a call to do a welfare check on the woman just before 6:30 p.m. but the officer who arrived was not aware the woman was lying in the road. The officer accidentally ran over the 42-year-old woman, police said, but quickly called an ambulance and gave her medical attention, according to Greenfield police.

The Greenfield Fire Department brought the 42-year-old to Froedtert with injuries that were thought to be non-life-threatening, but she later died at the hospital despite life-saving efforts, police said.

"The Greenfield Police Department values the life and well being of all our community members and we extend our deepest sympathies to the family on the loss of their loved one," said a news release from the agency.

Police said the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team is looking into the death while the Wisconsin State Patrol will reconstruct the accident scene and the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office will conduct an independent review.

Police said the officer who was involved was placed on administrative leave.

"Our goal is to determine what happened and to ensure our policies, procedures, and training prevent a similar accident from happening again," wrote police.