Marquette Business School Dean Hit, Killed Crossing Street

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Dean of Business Administration at Marquette University was hit and killed while crossing the street on campus Tuesday night, according to police and the university.

A 20-year-old woman driving the car that hit the 60-year-old dean was arrested and is charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, police said. In a letter to the university community, President Michael Lovell said Dr. Joe Daniels was fatally struck.

Daniels had been a campus fixture for over 30 years.

Police said a 60-year-old man was crossing the street in the 1000 block of West Wisconsin Avenue when he was hit by a speeding car going north through the intersection at a green light. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The driver stayed on the scene and was arrested, police said.

"As a Marquette community, we struggle for comfort as we each feel the impact of this loss in different ways," Lovell said. "We are a family and need to support each other the most during times of immense sorrow."

A campus-wide prayer service will be held at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family. Lovell said the school would share funeral arrangements as they are made available.

Support is being offered to those affected.