Vehicle v. Bear Outside Pelican Bay State Prison
A Pelican Bay State Prison employee struck and likely killed a bear on Lake Earl Drive this morning, outside of the prison facility.
According to the California Highway Patrol incident report, it's unclear if the employee was driving a state-owned vehicle.
The bear was reportedly still “somewhat alive” when the California Department of Fish and Wildlife was dispatched to the scene, and was eventually moved to the shoulder of the roadway at 6:52 a.m.
6
a.m.
[1] BEAR IN NB LANE
6:04
a.m.
[3] 1039 STATE PARKS - NEG UNITS 10-8
6:07
a.m.
[7] EMPLOYEE OF PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON HIT BEAR - SOMEWHAT ALIVE / EMPLOYEE MAY STILL BE 97 - UNKN TYPE OF VEH [Shared]
6:09
a.m.
[9] A95-001 BEAR IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RDWY [Shared]
6:09
a.m.
[10] 1039 SP W/LINE 7 [Shared]
6:20
a.m.
[18] FandW CPZ - WILL UPDATE LOG W/CALL OUT AND ETA [Shared]
6:35
a.m.
[22] 1039 95-S3 [Shared]
6:52
a.m.
[23] BEAR DISPATCHED AND MOVED TO RIGHT SHOULDER OF RDWY [Shared]
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