Car hits deer on highway near Van Wert

Heard on: Van Wert County OH Law 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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Have a car versus deer.

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CP continued into F1 trying to get home, but believes that he can't make it any further.

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Also concerned that the deer may have been left in the roadway, right?

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Good.

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Advise that he has been traveling on US 30 and the collision had occurred just before the animal clinic as he was arriving into Van Wert.

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Break.

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Go ahead.

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He's going to be in a red Ford Escape on Sycamore Street between Franklin and Chestnut.

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That's clear.

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I'll check both and then I'll go meet with him.

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If you let him know, make sure that deer is not in the roadway.

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That's clear.

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I'll check with him and then I'll go meet with him.

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If you'll let him know, make sure that there's not another way with somebody else.

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Clear 143.

2026-10-29 05:42 UTC

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E Sycamore St & N Franklin St, Van Wert, OH 45891

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, a driver reported a possible collision with a deer on US 30 near an animal clinic while entering Van Wert. The driver later stopped in a red Ford Escape on Sycamore Street between Franklin and Chestnut and was concerned the deer might still be in the roadway.