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Vehicle hits deer on route 22 near watchung mall, Watchung NJ

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Traffic

Reported: 12/11/2025 05:45 PM

US-22, Watchung, NJ 07069

A vehicle struck a deer on Route 22 near Watchung Square Mall. Police officers located the deer on the roadway and checked the area for a possible second deer but found none.

Audio|Heard on: Watchung Police, Fire and EMS

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01:53

Transcript:

00:00

Westbound at the light entrance for Watchung Square Mall towards Walmart.

00:04

Car versus deer, deer or four at least still on the roadway.

00:07

Acknowledged for a route.

00:16

141, 328, is the driver still on the scene?

00:22

Unsure, the caller was a passerby, didn't have that much information.

00:30

104. The 41,000 North Plainfield also had a few calls on it for eastbound.

00:41

They're checking their area as well.

00:44

24.

00:52

141-328, I've hit a deer.

00:54

It's going to be eastbound on North Drive.

01:02

Acknowledged. That may be a second deer that might call it towards Walmart.

01:07

I'm going to activate my light and in front of it, just so until Northern Plainfield comes.

01:17

North Drive in Route 22 east.

01:24

Thank you.

01:27

141 through 28, I'll be clear from North Drive, Route 22,

01:30

North Plainfield has it, he's going to be contact with the driver, pulled up, might have hit the deer.

01:35

I'm going to head close to the Walmart, see if there's another deer.

01:39

That's four.

01:45

141-3-28, I just circled around Walmart.

01:49

On Route 22, West, no signs of another deer.

01:52

I think that was the only one.

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Location mentioned:

US-22, Watchung, NJ 07069

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