Troy Brusky, 23, his father, his brother and two others were walking about 2:25 a.m. on North Frances Street, crossing University Avenue, after getting burritos. They were in Madison for the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament to watch a couple of wrestlers from their hometown of Pulaski.
They and other pedestrians had the “walk ” light at University Avenue when a driver blew through the red light and hit a 21-year-old man in the crosswalk, flipping him head-over-heels over the car. Brusky said he grabbed the car ‘s rear spoiler and was dragged on the wet University Avenue pavement for two blocks, trying to get the driver to stop. The car kept going through one intersection, though Brusky said he didn ‘t know if the light was green. When the car reached a third intersection it had to stop for traffic, Brusky said, and there was the UW-Madison officer.