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Vehicle hits deer on highway 26 near Brush Creek, Stephenson County IL

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Traffic

Reported: 12/17/2025 03:15 PM

IL-26, Illinois

According to the dispatch call, a vehicle hit a deer on highway 26 near Brush Creek. A tow truck was requested and is on the way.

Audio|Heard on: Stephenson County Public Safety

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02:20

Transcript:

00:00

Control 2.42 have a traffic accident vehicle versus deer.

00:04

Southbound 26 near Brush Creek.

00:07

Southbound 26 near Brush Creek.

00:10

Caller does not know what happened to the deer and is requesting a wrecker with no preference.

00:23

Control 204.

00:25

I'm almost at that location.

00:27

I'm 1041.

00:33

Can you be en route to the call point near first street?

00:39

That's where I'll be around.

00:46

Control 242 on setting.

00:50

After4.

00:55

Control 204 control 204.

00:59

Go ahead, 204.

01:03

I'm just heard.

01:04

I'll still be en route to that.

01:06

But it's at 26 near Brush Creek, correct?

01:10

Acknowledged. It's south on 26 near Brush Creek.

01:13

26 near Brush Creek.

01:18

Acknowledged.

01:20

I'll still be en route, but I'm a ways out.

01:24

Acknowledged.

01:30

Sterling, 166.

01:36

166104. Control 204.

01:40

Control 204.

01:42

Uh.

01:47

Control 243, I have Denver towing around his ETA is 25 to 30 minutes.

01:57

104, say my baby.

02:01

104, he was advised we were in Ralph and not seen yet.

02:09

Control 204.

02:10

For 1043, Denver towing was advised to stand by if he got there before you.

02:19

He wanted to do exhaling.

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IL-26, Illinois

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