TOMAHAWK, WI (WTAQ) - The State Patrol continues to investigate the death of a pedestrian in Tomahawk.

Officers said 52-year-old Robert Zempel of New London was crossing Lincoln County Trunk “S” when he was hit by a passing car. It happened around 1 a.m. Sunday.

Zempel was taken to a Tomahawk hospital where he died.

The State Patrol is reconstructing the crash scene to determine what happened and why.