Vehicle Collides with Deer on Highway 1 in Mendocino, Injuring Animal

AI SUMMARY: A live deer was involved in a vehicle collision at 8821 Highway 1 N in Mendocino. The deer had two broken legs and was on the right-hand side of the road. Two vehicles pulled over with occupants wanting to help the injured deer. The individuals with the deer were asking passing motorists if they had a firearm to dispatch the deer. The vehicles parked with the deer did not hit the animal. The California Highway Patrol responded to the situation, changing the call from a traffic collision to an animal-related incident.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:33 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:07 p.m.
[4] VEH VS DEER
3:08 p.m.
[7] [Appended, 15:11:47] [1] INJ DEER
3:09 p.m.
[8] [Appended, 15:11:47] [2] ON RHS
3:10 p.m.
[9] [Appended, 15:11:47] [3] 2 VEH PULLED OVER WITH PTYS OO OF VEH WANTING TO HELP THE DEER
3:14 p.m.
[14] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to ANIMAL-Live or Dead Animal by CHP [Shared]
4:27 p.m.
[20] [Appended, 16:30:05] [5] THE DEER HAS TWO BROKEN LEGS
4:28 p.m.
[21] [Appended, 16:30:05] [6] RP SAW VEHS WITH THE DEER / THEY ASKED RP TO CALL IT IN
4:28 p.m.
[22] [Appended, 16:30:05] [7] RP STATES THE VEH PARKED WITH DEER DID NOT HIT DEER
4:31 p.m.
[25] LE RP SAYS THE PTYS OUT WITH THE DEER ARE ASKING PASSING MOTORISTS IF THEY HAVE A FIREARM TO DISPATCH THE DEER [Shared]
5:56 p.m.
[27] 1039 CT
5:56 p.m.
[28] 18-R2 DEER DISPATCHED / NTFY CT / ONG CONE AT DEER MM88.2

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