Vehicle hits deer on US Highway 81 near Conway

Heard on: Hamlin SD Law Dispatch Group Calls

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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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Have a signal 2 car versus deer.

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Gonna be just north of Cone's Corner, (number withheld) US Highway 81.

00:07

Black Honda Odyssey.

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She believes that the vehicle will be drivable.

00:14

What up?

00:19

Adam 252 . Adam two.

00:31

Are you clear for a 21 in Kingsbury County on the line? I have a couple questions.

00:39

You want to let them know I'll give them a call at the office there.

00:44

32 Adam 1 on Hamlin, KF544.

00:55

Go ahead, 544.

01:00

I just stopped off that car deer accident on 81 there, just north of Conway, and finished off that deer.

01:05

She's going to be waiting for you.

01:07

Car was smoking just a little bit, but not a whole lot of damage.

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10-4, I just got across the 22 Hazel turnoff.

01:16

I'm shouldn't be very far away.

01:21

Okay, 10-4, I got to head up to our town here.

01:23

10-9, I told her you were just a couple miles away.

8/27/2026 06:42 AM

Traffic

US-81, Castlewood, SD 57223

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a vehicle struck a deer on US Highway 81 just north of Cone’s Corner near a rural address. The vehicle, a black Honda minivan, was reportedly still drivable with only minor damage, though it was smoking slightly. A deputy arrived and put down the injured deer while the driver waited for law enforcement.