Vehicle hits deer on route 20 in Freeport, Freeport IL
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TrafficA vehicle struck a deer on route 20 near business 20 and Adams in Freeport, causing the shutdown of one eastbound lane for police response.
Audio|Heard on: Stephenson County Public Safety
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01:56
Transcript:
00:00
Control the county unit in Cedarville, C.
00:03
Car pulling up to you,
00:05
hit a deer on 20, shooting us 25 with you.
00:13
Double.
00:19
Control 2.44, 1038.
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5.
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Business 20 and Adams.
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Business 20 and Adams.
00:29
Illinois (number withheld). Edward David, (number withheld).
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E.D. (number withheld).
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E.D. (number withheld) is the gray sedan.
00:37
Edward, business 20 and Adam.
00:43
Sterling 173 clear for 12th.
00:49
73,000. Control 244, secure.
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104.
01:01
18 Madgeo's on scene.
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180 Madgeaus on scene.
01:04
180, 10.4.
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180, we'll have lane one eastbound lane shut down.
01:15
What do you take time for?
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Control to 13-743.
01:25
Good.
01:29
Reference the call you're on.
01:31
We received another call.
01:32
The deer's on the roadway, closer to 75.
01:35
One downway.
01:40
10.9 the west, I'm sorry.
01:44
We received another call reference.
01:46
The call you're on,
01:47
there's a large deer in the roadway, on 20, westbound lane culture, 35.
01:54
Time four, I'll head that way here in a minute.
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Location mentioned:
N Adams Ave, Freeport, IL 61032
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