Driver hits deer and totals car on Highway 50

Heard on: Chaffee County Public Safety

01:51

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Avery, just advised that he's got a cold property damage crash that happened somewhere in Salida.

00:04

Whenever you're clear of this, I'll give you the details.

00:08

Copy.

00:09

20-26.

00:16

Control SA 60.

00:18

Go ahead.

00:20

There's no vehicle near 7th and H blocking her with headlights on.

00:24

You can show me clear and en route to 9.

00:28

Copy 3227.

00:30

SA 9 Central.

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SA 9 Central.

00:40

Go ahead.

00:42

That plate comes back clear expired April 2026.

00:49

Two 02:27 .

00:55

Good.

00:57

I'll be clear of the agency.

01:00

You can go ahead with the crash info.

01:05

Copy.

01:07

So this RP called in states that sometime.

01:12

Earlier this evening, around 1830 , on highway 50 in the area of Salida, he didn't have an exact location.

01:18

He hit a deer and totaled his car.

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He's not injured, and he drove the vehicle for 20 min until it broke down again.

01:26

A red pickup truck towed him all the way to Walsenburg, so he is no longer on scene.

01:32

And he just states that he left because he didn't know what he needed to be able to report it to his insurance, and he was in a (number withheld).

01:40

Copy. Thanks.

01:42

Is this number of the call?

01:46

Hey, room.

01:48

All right. I'm gonna give him a call here in a little bit.

7/23/2026 09:26 PM

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