Injured deer thrashing on highway causes traffic hazard, Blount County TN
TrafficA deer has been hit by a vehicle but is still alive and moving in the road at the Pellissippi on-ramp. This is causing a hazard as drivers try to avoid the animal. Animal control is notified and working to handle the situation.
Audio|Source: Blount County Public Safety
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Got a traffic hazard.
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Here from the highway at the Pellissippi on-ramp, northbound line,
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between the median and the left line.
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There's a deer that's been hit that's thrashing around. People are trying to avoid it. Traffic hazard.
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104 we have Animal Control working today.
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Can you check local in Monroe, please?
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10.
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Two seventy-seven one.
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Chief 71, we've got a deer that's been hit on Airport Highway at the Pelisipion-Ramp.
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Instead of being in the northbound lanes, between the median and the left lane, it's still alive and halfway in the roadway if we're trying to avoid it.
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Location mentioned:
Pellissippi Pkwy, Tennessee
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