Image of Car Released In Waukesha County Highway Worker Incident

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI— The Waukesha County Sheriff's Office released photos of a car suspected of injuring a Waukesha County highway worker on Wednesday afternoon.

The sheriff's office believes the car that hit the worker is a 2011-2015 maroon Ford Edge and is missing the driver's door mirror, according to the news release.

The incident happened around 12:51 p.m. on southbound County Highway F and Redford Boulevard, north of Moreland Boulevard in the City of Pewaukee. The car left the scene and continued into the City of Waukesha, according to a news release from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office.

The highway worker, who was working on road maintenance, had non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.

Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow posted on social media about the incident.

"I am very sad to say that yesterday one of our veteran employees was struck by a hit and run driver while on southbound CTH F/Redford Boulevard in the City of Pewaukee. Every day Waukesha County Department of Public Works highway workers and other staff face the risk of personal injury when they perform the vital work that provides residents with safe and efficient roadways. While we are very fortunate that our colleague's injuries are not life threatening, the driver who hit them fled the scene and we are asking for the public’s help to identify them," Farrow posted.

This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information can contact the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office.