Car swerves to avoid deer and ends up in ditch

Heard on: Jefferson County Police Dispatch

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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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Jefferson County unit for an MVA, no injury.

00:02

(number withheld) Chestnut Hill Road.

00:06

Forty six.

00:11

Caller advised they tried to swerve to miss a deer and ran into a ditch of Ford Fusion.

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Section 46.

00:25

Go ahead.

00:27

Caller's advising the vehicle is pretty far into the woods.

00:29

Not sure if you're going to be able to see the vehicle, so he's going to wait by the road, wearing a black t-shirt and gray shorts.

00:38

10-4.

00:40

46 Jefferson, you might as well go ahead and call next in line.

00:45

Let them know that it's down in the ditch.

00:48

They're probably going to have to pull it out.

00:52

Okay.

00:57

If we're around 46.

01:00

How far?

01:06

46 Jefferson, I'm out here.

01:12

Jefferson 46.

01:16

Okay.

01:17

Creamers is en route.

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All right, 10-4.

8/15/2026 12:50 AM

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Chestnut Hill Rd, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Car swerves to avoid deer and ends up in ditch

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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 single-vehicle accident off Chestnut Hill Road, where a car went into a ditch and into nearby woods after swerving to avoid a deer. A deputy responded to the scene, and a tow service was requested to pull the vehicle out. The caller planned to wait by the roadside to guide responders.

Car swerves to avoid deer and ends up in ditch

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