Car hits deer and waits for tow near Shady library

Heard on: Raleigh County Police, Bradley Fire and WV State Police

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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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That vehicle versus deer you went on this morning in Shady Spring, was it there near the library?

00:09

If you're coming from Ritter Drive, it was a little bit before their library on the left.

00:18

Passenger car that has blacked out windows that was still sitting on the side of the road with hazards on and appeared to have hit a deer.

00:25

I believe it might be the same vehicle.

00:27

I'm not sure if they're still waiting on a tow truck or not.

00:35

Tim, the insurance company refused to allow us to call a wrecker.

00:40

Said he had to go with ours or theirs.

00:43

And I won him against that, but he said he was going to do what the insurance company said.

00:47

So I'm sure he'll be there for quite some time.

00:54

Copy, thank you.

00:58

But he is out of the roadway, off in the gravel.

01:01

He's not obstructing anything.

6/29/2026 05:53 AM

Traffic

Flat Top Rd, Shady Spring, WV 25918

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic discusses a possible earlier crash where a passenger car with dark windows apparently struck a deer near the library area in Shady Spring. The vehicle was off the roadway in the gravel with its hazard lights on and was not blocking traffic while the driver reportedly waited for a tow authorized by their insurance.