{"id":115446,"date":"2018-01-04T16:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T21:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=115446"},"modified":"2018-01-04T16:22:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T21:22:26","slug":"oregon-man-crashes-herd-elk-killing-12-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/oregon-man-crashes-herd-elk-killing-12-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Man Crashes Into Herd of Elk, Killing 12 Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"
NORTH PLAINS, Oregon Deputies investigated an early morning crash between a pickup truck and a herd of elk.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 4:25 a.m., Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies
\nresponded to a traffic crash on Sunset Highway near NW Dersham Road, west of North Plains.<\/p>\n
Several motorists called in regarding a crash involving a pickup truck and several elk.<\/p>\n
During the investigation, deputies learned that a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche was traveling eastbound when it crashed into several elk that were crossing the highway. The driver
\nof the truck, 36-year-old James W. Childers III, cooperated with the investigation and did not suffer any injuries.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A total of 12 elk were killed as a result of the crash—6 were killed on impact and 6 were euthanized.<\/p>\n
OSP Fish and Wildlife Troopers responded to assess whether any of the elk meat was salvageable for processing and donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NORTH PLAINS, Oregon Deputies investigated an early morning crash between a pickup truck and a herd of elk. On Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 4:25 a.m., Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies responded to a traffic crash on Sunset Highway near NW Dersham Road, west of North Plains. Several motorists called in regarding a crash involving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":115447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n