Police Officer Clearing Dead Deer Struck By Car A 32-year-old police officer died after being struck by a vehicle. David Petzold was trying to remove a dead deer from a local highway when he was struck by a van driven by a 52-year-old woman. Just prior to 6 a.m., Investigator Petzold discovered a deer carcass on a main thoroughfare. He apparently pulled his cruiser to the side of the road, turned on his emergency flashers, and radioed another officer for help. He then got out of his car and began moving the deer. He was in the left-hand lane of the highway when […]