Vehicle leaves scene after hitting deer in Canon City

Heard on: Chaffee County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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One, we have a call about a hit and run at (number withheld) Grandview in Cañon City on a white Silverado.

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City worker that hit a large buck, drove off and has front end damage.

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No run plate info.

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Deers in the grass area at the Grandview Church with the back legs broken.

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And (name withheld) does not have anybody to respond at this moment.

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Copy. You said there was a vehicle that hit a deer and took off.

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That's (name withheld).

00:40

Copy. And then, what about the city worker? How was he involved?

00:46

The city worker is the one who hit the large buck and then drove off.

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The RP that called us in was just a witness, but they did not give any run plate info.

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All right, copy.

01:02

So the vehicle did not stick around, continued on.

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That's it for him.

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All right, copy.

01:16

I'll go ahead and disregard for now.

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And as we get any updates on an actual vehicle or a description of the vehicle and a plate, so we can identify it.

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Copy that, 20.

2026-10-18 14:18 UTC

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Grandview Ave, Cañon City, CO 81212

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a possible hit-and-run near Grandview Church in Cañon City, where a white Silverado allegedly struck a large buck and left the scene. The deer was reportedly left in the grass with broken back legs, and the vehicle was described as having front-end damage. The response was later disregarded pending better vehicle identification.