Animal injured in traffic collision on highway, Coaldale CO
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TrafficThere was a traffic collision involving a deer with a broken leg on the highway near Co Road 40. Authorities are considering whether Colorado Parks and Wildlife should euthanize the injured animal.
Audio|Heard on: Chaffee County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
00:21
Transcript:
00:00
He doesn't want to report,
00:02
and he's no longer unseen, and he did not want us to go and shoot it.
00:05
He was wanting Colorado Parks and Wildlife to do it,
00:08
so I don't know if you want to notify them,
00:10
but he said the deer's got one broken leg, so I don't know if it's even worth notifying them.
00:15
But I guess fire's going out there,
00:18
but for the time being, I'm not going to drive an hour and a half out there for it.
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Location mentioned:
US-50 & Co Rd 40, Coaldale, CO 81223
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