Vehicle hits deer near The Mall at Short Hills, Millburn NJ
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle struck a deer on JFK Parkway near The Mall at Short Hills. Multiple cars were involved on both the northbound and southbound sides. Emergency units responded, and no injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Essex NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
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03:18
Transcript:
00:00
Single car versus deer going northbound in the area near the bowl on JFK Parkway.
00:06
Berkeley, unit 13-1.
00:09
Dispatch, unit 5-3 move.
00:13
Dispatch, BC responding.
00:18
Rescue engine 5-3 and Gionion responding.
00:23
Traffic going northbound in the area of the mall.
00:29
Supervisor is here, no injuries.
00:33
Unit 13-1.
00:35
Dispatch, Rescue 5-1 en route.
00:44
Receive Rescue 5-1 en route.
00:48
Dispatch, unit 3 is on scene going southbound.
00:51
Apparently it was hit by two cars.
00:55
We’ll be out investigating; unit 224 will have command.
01:01
This is unit 535.
01:04
On scene, it’s going southbound, not northbound.
01:08
Multiple cars, unit 224 in command.
01:19
Answering, command.
01:22
All right, we’re on the southbound side with it.
01:26
There is a car on the northbound side that has front-end damage about four miles past us.
01:31
You can check on that; looks like the occupants are out of the vehicle.
01:37
Received, I’ll check on that.
01:39
I’m still okay, making the right for his license, and I’ll run into it.
01:45
Unit 24 to JFK, go past The Mall at Short Hills; it’s on your right-hand side.
01:51
Received.
01:59
Command from Rescue 5-1.
02:02
Sorry about that, rescue, you can pick up.
02:07
Received.
02:09
Dispatch command.
02:13
This is 305 for engine 53.
02:15
And we’re going to keep the time just to check on that other car.
02:21
Receive command, single 305 for yourself.
02:24
Termination to check on that one car.
02:29
Dispatch to command.
02:33
All right.
02:35
Check with MPD on the northbound side, out with a blue car, to see if they need our assistance.
02:49
2K command from dispatch.
02:53
Answer dispatch.
02:57
That’s negative for our patrol.
03:02
Received, same three, copy that? You can take up.
03:07
For the time to receive, unit three will be available.
03:14
Heavy traffic near the mall,
03:16
between clovering, getting off the parkway.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Morris Tpke, Short Hills, NJ 07078
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