Fmr. St. Michael Mayor, 84, Fatally Struck In Driveway By Deputy Responding To Emergency

CBS Minnesota

December 27, 2021

The small Minnesota city of St. Michael is mourning the loss of a beloved community member.

Harold Welter, 84, was hit by a Wright County Sheriff’s deputy vehicle in his driveway Thursday night as the deputy was responding to a medical emergency. The Minnesota State Patrol says road conditions were snowy and icy at the time of the crash.

“If you grew up in St. Michael as I did, everybody would have known Harry Welter,” said St. Michael Historical Society Board Member Bob Zahler.

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