Vehicle strikes deer on highway 160 in Colorado, Rio Grande County CO
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle struck a deer between mileposts 229 and 230 on highway 160 near South County Road. The deer was found deceased and removed from the roadway to clear traffic.
Audio|Heard on: Rio Grande Public Safety
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02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Had a party call and it's roughly...
00:03
160, about milepost 230.
00:06
Maybe on the north side of the highway.
00:08
Going westbound.
00:10
It's going to be in between the 229 and the 230.
00:13
Right there about South County Road, 106.4.
00:18
He advised, looks like someone hit a deer.
00:20
He advised the car is no longer on site.
00:22
The deer is injured.
00:27
I'll know if I think what I left as well now.
00:31
Copy.
00:35
State Patrol.
00:38
Copy, 6.36.
00:44
State Patrol.
00:46
Alamo is at 2 David 19.
00:48
2 David 19.
00:50
Can you show me clear of the office and show B for 6 writing with me, please?
00:54
2 David 19, copy at 638.
01:02
Rio Grande S.O.
01:06
Control R.D.
01:07
15, I'll be out to school.
01:09
Copy. Copy.
01:11
State patrol.
01:13
3.19 homes.
01:15
319,
01:17
160,
01:19
close to the biggest location.
01:22
Just 343.43 called Wildlife 367, advise them out to call.
01:27
He advised if you guys need to dispatch the deer, that's okay, and if you guys need anything to call.
01:33
Copy. We just got out here to the location.
01:36
The deer is off to the side of the road.
01:38
We'll go check on it, but it doesn't look like it's alive anymore.
01:42
I copy.
01:48
Take Patrol.
01:52
Alan was it to David 19?
01:54
Is your David 19?
01:57
The deer was already dead by the time we got here.
01:59
We just dragged it off the road.
02:02
And if you want to just let C.
02:04
Dot know that it's just right off the road.
02:09
Or you guys can call somebody up the roadkill list as well?
02:14
Copy is it? In good condition.
02:17
Cross through south side of the road.
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US-160, Colorado
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