Vehicle hits deer and airbag deploys on highway, Columbia County WA


A vehicle on Highway 12 at milepost 361 hit a deer, causing the airbags to deploy and smoke to be smelled. The driver exited the vehicle safely and requested law enforcement. Fire response was canceled as no fire was present.
Audio|Source: Columbia County Sheriff and Fire
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Transcript:
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343, you'll be in route to Highway 12,
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milepost 361, westbound lane.
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For a possible explosion in a vehicle, there are no flames. The RP[1] did smell smoke and the airbags were deployed.
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He did get out of his vehicle and stepping away from it.
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Copy. Copy.
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343.0547.
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16,
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I'll be in route.
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06.051. 501.
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401.
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1412, 8, and then route was raised.
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2212, you'll be en route to Highway 12 milepost 361 westbound lane for a possible explosion in the car. There's no flames. The RP[1] did smell smoke and the airbags were deployed.
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He did exit the vehicle and get away from it due to the smoke smell.
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4212 copy.
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351 date to be on scene and there's nothing showing in the vehicle
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4212.
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4212. Just advised they are on scene and there is nothing showing.
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4212 copy.
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4212. 4212. 0553.
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351 date.
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351, go ahead.
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There's no need for fire to respond.
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The driver had a deer on the roadway. Could you have one of the deputies respond or state patrol?
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351.
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Break, Dayton to 343.
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Okay.
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Copy. 343, 0554.
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Service returning.
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Copy 0554. Copy 0554.
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1312
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9906 To respond,
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the driver To respond, the driver hit a deer in the roadway and is just requesting one of the deputies respond?
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Forty-12,
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copy, Kenne's point in route back station.
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422.055.
Police codes explained
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RP: Reporting Party
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