Vehicle hits cow on Cottonwood Pass with injured animal, Gypsum CO


A vehicle collided with one or more cows on Cottonwood Pass Road. One cow suffered a broken leg. The driver of the vehicle left the scene. Authorities contacted a brand inspector and a deputy is at the location near the HOA parking and junkyard.
Audio|Source: Summit and Eagle County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Well, I'm not sure exactly where on Cottonwood Pass. Sounds like we got three different locations.
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A vehicle versus cow.
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Cows, or sorry, vehicle is still unseen in a bad spot. The driver's no longer there.
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He advised it's near the hoa parking.
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A cow has a broken leg 50 feet away from the vehicle.
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And then he said it's near a junkyard on Cottonwood Pass.
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And then the third location he gave was about 4 to 5 miles from Gypsum on Cottonwood Pass.
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Montrose 446.
00:35
Go ahead and pin that for me.
00:37
I'm currently in ride status with Fort Charlie 20. My A.J. is going to be about 40, 45 minutes.
00:47
And I believe I heard County say they've already contacted the brand inspector for that cow.
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Speed, 722.
01:05
Correct.
01:07
On time departure, downtown Colorado Springs.
01:13
Okay. Okay.
01:18
More on Cottonwood Pass. You guys contacted the brand inspector, is that correct?
01:23
May firm, our deputies reach out to them directly.
01:26
Wonderful, in my corporal D.A. is about 40-45 minutes.
01:30
I don't know if you used to off the party on the phone.
01:33
I'm happy. We also have a deputy in Rothschild on the cow.
01:37
Wonderful, if we can just get an exact location, I would appreciate it.
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Cottonwood Pass Rd, Gypsum, CO
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