Sheriff: Witness reporting hit-and-run accused in incident

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Courtesy Karen Green

Courtesy Karen Green







A bicyclist was injured when she was struck Thursday by a truck that fled the scene, according to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the cyclist was struck at about 7:50 a.m. at the intersection of County Road PF and Rahl Road in Prairie du Sac, about 2 miles west of Highway 12.

The 44-year-old Prairie Du Sac woman was taken to Sauk Prairie Hospital and then taken to UW Hospital in Madison. Deputies said she was conscious. The extent of her injuries is unknown.

The sheriff’s office said shortly before 9:30 a.m. that the suspect vehicle was found. Charles J. Arndt, 29, of Prairie du Sac, was taken into custody Friday morning. He faces a tentative charge of felony hit-and-run causing injury, according to a news release.

Arndt was driving a black 2004 Ford Ranger at the time of the crash and was one of the people that called in identifying himself as a witness.

According to the report, Arndt initially gave the description of a red Ford Ranger pickup truck as the suspect vehicle. Deputies found damage on Arndt’s vehicle consistent with injuries sustained by the bicyclist and with evidence left at the scene. The sheriff’s office said Arndt was convicted of misdemeanor hit-and-run causing injury in 2007.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office at 608-355-4495 or the Sauk County tip line at 888-847-7285.

Deputies originally said they were looking for a 2005 to 2007 red Ford Ranger truck with a missing passenger side mirror.

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