Vehicle hits deer on highway near Broken Wheel Road, Petersburg NY
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TrafficA vehicle struck a deer on the highway near Broken Wheel Road. The driver has called for roadside assistance and has placed flares for safety. An officer checked the roadway and confirmed that a deer carcass remains under the guardrail about 350 feet north of Broken Wheel Road in the northbound lane. The Department of Transportation was notified to remove the carcass.
Audio|Heard on: Rensselaer County Fire and EMS - Digital
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4208.
00:03
I'll have the driver in any vehicle information to CAD.
00:05
That's all set.
00:06
I'll have a report for the Derbyn Dispatch and I'll have them if you want to 4A for the vehicle.
00:11
He's got AAA on the way.
00:12
He said he was all set.
00:13
I've got three flares behind him.
00:14
I'm going to head south on 22.
00:16
So they picked up the deer.
00:17
So there's another deer that got hit on the highway somewhere down this way.
00:21
I'm just going to check and make sure it's out of the roadway.
00:23
Okay.
00:26
I'll pop up a second call for that.
00:30
You can hold off, I'm not sure it's going to need it.
00:32
I'm just going to drive about a mile or two down here to make sure it's not the road.
00:35
If it's not, but we're all good.
00:38
Thank you, Christine.
00:44
I'll need one for DOT notification.
00:48
Go on with that.
00:52
We'll be northbound lane.
00:54
It's going to be 350 feet north of Broken Wheel Road.
00:59
And it is underneath the guardrail.
01:01
It's not in the roadway.
01:02
I'll be clear from it.
01:04
Pretty C. 0800.
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Location mentioned:
Broken Wheel Rd, Petersburgh, NY 12138
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