Car hits deer on highway causing engine fire, Brown County SD


A car hit a deer on highway 12 near 410th Avenue. The engine caught fire but the driver was not injured. No airbags deployed and no criminal activity was reported.
Audio|Source: Aberdeen Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Attention, BCSO, Groton.
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Respond, Highway 12, near 410th Avenue of car versus steer.
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The engine is on fire.
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No injuries. Highway 12, near 410th.
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Receive. Medic 3, if you got his copy.
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Patient 3 copies.
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BC3, when able, can you find out a number of patients?
00:20
I was the one that just took the call.
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She is not hurt.
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It's just one person.
00:25
She hit a deer. She said her airbags did not deploy, just that the engine was on fire.
00:30
So can we cancel medics then? Or they still want to go?
00:33
That's up to you.
00:34
I asked her more than once if she was okay and she said she was okay.
00:37
She's just, like I said, no airbags, it's just the vehicle was on fire.
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Medic 3.
00:42
You guys can start that way just to confirm.
00:45
She is okay. Thanks for copies.
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Location mentioned:
US-12 & 410th Ave, Groton Township, SD 57445
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