MONROE - A Monroe man's split-second decision to cross a road while out jogging with his dog Monday evening, Oct. 21, ended with a severe head injury, a citation from police and the dog getting killed in nearby highway traffic.
Timothy M. Brennan, 43, was jogging eastbound on the Badger State Trail bike path approaching the intersection with 18th Avenue at about 7 p.m. when he saw a vehicle stopped at the nearby intersection with 4th Street before it turned northbound onto 18th Avenue.
"I assumed he had seen me," Brennan said the next day, after spending the night in the ER. "He never saw me."
Police say the driver, Gary L. Mosley, 67, Argyle, was northbound on 18th Avenue in a gold Ford minivan when Brennan walked in front of him.
Brennan was hit and sustained a laceration on his head. Police cited him for sudden pedestrian movement into traffic. The driver of the van had the right-of-way.
In the midst of the accident, Brennan lost control of his dog, Emma. She continued down the bike path and ran out into highway traffic where the path crosses Wisconsin 11/81. She was killed by an oncoming truck.
Brennan said he frequently jogs in this area and has noticed that most drivers roll through the stop sign at 4th Street and 18th Avenue, so when this driver stopped, he assumed it was to let him cross.
Reflecting on the accident the next day, Brennan said it was getting darker outside at the time and his mistake may have been not making eye contact with the driver.
Timothy M. Brennan, 43, was jogging eastbound on the Badger State Trail bike path approaching the intersection with 18th Avenue at about 7 p.m. when he saw a vehicle stopped at the nearby intersection with 4th Street before it turned northbound onto 18th Avenue.
"I assumed he had seen me," Brennan said the next day, after spending the night in the ER. "He never saw me."
Police say the driver, Gary L. Mosley, 67, Argyle, was northbound on 18th Avenue in a gold Ford minivan when Brennan walked in front of him.
Brennan was hit and sustained a laceration on his head. Police cited him for sudden pedestrian movement into traffic. The driver of the van had the right-of-way.
In the midst of the accident, Brennan lost control of his dog, Emma. She continued down the bike path and ran out into highway traffic where the path crosses Wisconsin 11/81. She was killed by an oncoming truck.
Brennan said he frequently jogs in this area and has noticed that most drivers roll through the stop sign at 4th Street and 18th Avenue, so when this driver stopped, he assumed it was to let him cross.
Reflecting on the accident the next day, Brennan said it was getting darker outside at the time and his mistake may have been not making eye contact with the driver.