Police rescue newborn fawn after car-deer crash

Michigan police officer delivers fawn after mother killed in crash

The quick thinking of a police officer from Oakland County saved a fawn's life last week after its mother was killed in a crash.

Police rescue newborn fawn after car-deer crash | News Channel 3-12

By Paula Wethington Click here for updates on this story     LAKE TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WWJ) — Police in White Lake Township, Michigan, gave veterinary first aid to a fawn that survived in the aftermath of a deer-car collision Tuesday night. The vehicle crash happened about 10:30 p.m. on Highland Road, near the Meijer retail store. When Officer Wright arrived on scene, according to the report, he found that the doe that was struck was pregnant and…

Police rescue newborn fawn after car-deer crash

By Paula Wethington Click here for updates on this story     LAKE TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WWJ) — Police in White Lake Township, Michigan, gave veterinary first aid to a fawn that survived in the aftermath of a deer-car collision Tuesday night. The vehicle crash happened about 10:30 p.m. on Highland Road, near the Meijer retail store. When Officer Wright arrived on scene, according to the report, he found that the doe that was struck was pregnant and…

MI officer delivers baby deer after mother killed in crash

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An officer near Detroit delivered a baby deer after its mother was killed in a crash in White Lake Township on Tuesday. Around 10:30 p.m., an officer with the White Lake Township Police Department was sent to the area of Highland Road and Hill Road, near the Meijer store, for a crash involving a deer. The officer found a pregnant doe that had been hit by a vehicle. She was about to give birth, but died. The police de…

Deer crashes rise during late spring, drivers take caution

MADISON - The Wisconsin State Patrol reminds drivers to keep an eye out for deer on roadways this spring to avoid potentially dangerous crashes.