Deer Struck by Vehicle, Wildlife Hazard at Old Arcata Road and Graham Road

AI SUMMARY: At 6:25 pm, a dispatch to the California Highway Patrol reported a animal hazard at the intersection of Old Arcata Road and Graham Road. A deer was spotted on the right-hand side of the road, with a large buck in the roadway. There were reports that the deer may have been hit by a car, and additional callers mentioned that the deer was attempting to crawl into the road. A vehicle was reported to have hit the deer and continued on. The dispatch confirmed that the deer needed to be dispatched and taken care of.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:39 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:25 p.m.
[8] [Appended, 18:28:04] [1] 11-44 DEER ON RHS
6:26 p.m.
[5] LARGE BUCK IN RDWY
6:26 p.m.
[10] [Appended, 18:28:04] [3] NEG 11-25
6:26 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 18:28:04] [4] CORRECTION LN 1 // NOT 11-44
6:26 p.m.
[12] [Appended, 18:28:04] [5] POSSIBLY HIT BY CAR
6:31 p.m.
[15] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ADDTL CALLER IFO 2189 OLD ARCATA RD // DEER IS ATTEMPTING TO CRAWL INTO ROAD [Shared]
6:31 p.m.
[16] [Notification] [CHP]-RP SAW VEH HIT DEER / VEH CONTINUED ON [Shared]
6:36 p.m.
[18] 16-S5 AFFIRM ON DISPATCHING DEER [Shared]
6:42 p.m.
[21] [Appended, 18:43:17] [2] RP'S SON SAW SMALL SEDAN HIT DEER AT LOC // NFI
6:43 p.m.
[23] ADDTL CALLER ADVISING HIS SON SAW SMALL SEDAN HIT DEER // NFI [Shared]

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