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Vehicle with three dogs found in ditch, driver leaves scene, Watertown SD

Traffic

Reported: 08/31/2025 02:47 PM (PDT)

Near 9th Ave SE, Watertown, SD 57201

A car with three dogs was found in a ditch. The driver came back, said he did not know what happened, then left the scene and parked near Firehouse Subs after driving over the curb.

Audio|Source: Codington County Public Safety

01:56

Transcript:

00:00

231-5-2. Good. In front of T-Mobile on 212, standby. 2204 9th Avenue southeast. Driver advised he found a vehicle in the ditch with three dogs in it. He just put the vehicle in park. Okay, T. You put me on that also?

00:29

10438. 336, I can take that if you've got stuff to work on. I should be all good to go on the way. 36, you can show me tonight. 10.4. 331-318. It's going to be a silver Chevy Camaro.

00:55

Vehicles registered to a Kevin Kretschmar out of Bryant. 3152. 1078 Mail just came back to the vehicle. RPS. This is your vehicle. What happened? Mail said he doesn't know.

01:15

Hi. The 8 male is leaving the scene, standby. He parked the vehicle in front of the firehouse subs, that he just jumped the curbs.

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Near 9th Ave SE, Watertown, SD 57201

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