An agency from outside San Juan County will conduct an investigation of an early evening collision in which a deputy struck a pedestrian in Friday Harbor, according to local officials.

A 72-year-old San Juan Island man was reportedly knocked to the ground by a patrol car while crossing Spring Street Sunday evening, Nov. 9, at about 6:10 p.m. He was transported to Peace Island Medical Center and treated for minor injuries, scrapes and bruises, according to a Sheriff’s Department spokesman, and released by the medical center later that evening.

According to Undersheriff Bruce Distler, the man was in the crosswalk, crossing the street between King’s Market and Haley’s Bar and Grill, at the time he was struck by the patrol car.

Distler said the department’s accident re-construction officer conducted an initial investigation following the collision. Results of that preliminary investigation were forwarded to the Washington State Patrol for review and an investigator is expected in Friday Harbor early next week for further investigation.

The case remains open pending further investigation by the outside agency.