ROSS – A Inmate is claiming minor injuries after a Ross County vehicle hit a deer while transporting a prisoner.
According to Ross County reports on 10/13/22 around 8:20 am the Ross County unit was traveling Westbound on SR 335 in Pike county when a deer ran out into the roadway and the unit was not able to stop or avoid the animal and struck it.
The vehicle sustained moderate damage from the animal strike, and the inmate that was in the back of the vehicle claimed to have a back injury from the occurrence.
The Ross County unit after reporting the crash and checking the damage was cleared to drop off the prisoner at Pike County SO where she was had a warrant.
