Macoupin County man hit by car, killed while trying to catch daughter’s pet goose
A 44-year-old Macoupin County man died Friday after he was hit by a car on Illinois 4.
Brian N. Cox, of Sawyerville, was in the road because he was trying to catch a goose, according to Illinois State Police’s preliminary investigation. Family friends say the goose is his daughter’s pet.
Police said the fatal crash happened around 4:55 p.m. Friday on Illinois 4 just north of Mine Road in Sawyerville, a village in Macoupin County.
The Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit was still investigating Saturday.
Cox enjoyed taking care of animals, according to his obituary. He and his daughter had “their own zoo” in the backyard, and Cox helped with the family farm, the obit states.
He was U.S. Army veteran and worked as a correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution Greenville
This story was originally published November 23, 2019 at 10:12 AM.
