Injured deer with broken leg found in backyard, Jackson County MI

Traffic

Reported: 10/26/2025 02:23 PM

Churchill Rd, Michigan

Police responded to a traffic hazard on Churchill Road involving a deer with a badly broken front leg in a backyard. The deer needed to be euthanized. Animal control was unavailable to respond.

Audio|Source: Jackson County Public Safety

02:44

Transcript:

00:00

Zero me a number for traffic hazard using the address near Pockshire Road, please.

00:06

What was the street name?

00:08

Churchill.

00:11

Columbia is clear on the district guard and back in service.

00:15

Clear.

00:16

1723.

00:19

Central,

00:20

Adam 6. Take that. Adam 4 from Adam 6?

00:24

Go ahead, number that.

00:27

I'm clear.

00:32

Central, Adam 6. There actually is a deer in the backyard.

00:36

I'm clear. I'm clear. I'm in the back yard.

00:46

One four to six is an injured?

00:52

I'm trying to determine that right now.

00:55

If it does make it does have at least one injured leg.

00:59

I'm clear. I'll be there just a minute.

01:01

I'll be there in just a minute. I don't believe so.

01:14

I don't say your status.

01:20

I don't think I'm fine, I won't eat in Spanish.

01:24

Okay.

01:25

Adam form, Rivals.

01:28

Okay.

01:33

That's right on for.

01:35

What's right on for? Do we have...

01:45

I have a list for deer,

01:47

pick up.

01:53

I believe so. Thank you, Chuck.

01:56

If you could, please.

02:03

Adam 4, save him 11.

02:06

He's got a pretty bad broken front leg. We're going to heuthanizing.

02:11

I'm clear. I'm clear.

02:16

That's 116.

02:18

All right.

02:24

Is this something animal control will come in for?

02:27

We do not have a very good backdrop where the deer is located.

02:33

Animal control, unfortunately, won't respond out for deer. However, we can try to reach the DNA.

02:41

Central 8121.

02:44

Okay.

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