TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD, Wis. (WKOW) -- Authorities say a pedestrian was killed Saturday evening in a crash on U.S. Highway 12 near Kickaboo Road.

The Dane County Sheriff's Office reported the incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. Deputies, detectives, the crime scene unit, and Waunakee police and fire personnel responded, along with EMS.

Investigators say the pedestrian was crossing U.S. 12 when an eastbound driver struck them. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dane County Medical Examiner.

Traffic has been rerouted while investigators reconstruct the crash.

The Medical Examiner's Office will release the identity of the deceased after notifying family members.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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