Sheriff's deputy taken to hospital after another car hits his parked squad on highway shoulder

Sheriff's deputy taken to hospital after another car hits his parked squad on highway shoulder

PINE ISLAND — A Goodhue County Sheriff's deputy who was struck by a passing motorist on U.S. Highway 52 Saturday was taken to a nearby hospital with what the department described as non-life threatening injuries. The incident was described by the department in a social media post. According to the post, the incident happened at about 4:11 p.m. while the officer was parked on the shoulder of the highway "awaiting a driving complaint." The deputy'…