The Park City Police Department received a series of recent reports involving wildlife, including collisions with drivers on busy streets. The police regularly log wildlife-related cases involving species like deer, elk and moose. The recent cases largely resembled those typically reported to th e police, but they could signal an uptick since collisions between drivers and animals sometimes increase with reduced daylight in the fall and winter. The recent cases included: On Friday, Sept. 25, at 2:19 a.m., a police officer came across a herd of elk on S.R. 224. The officer used “lights and air horn to corral them off to the sides of the road,” according to public police logs. On Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7:51 a.m., the police received information about a traffic accident the night before. The police were told the driver attempted to “miss hitting a critter” and struck a pole somewhere in Park City. A precise location was not listed in public police logs. On Sept. 24 at 4:12 a.m., a police officer reported assisting state wildlife officers in finding an elk carcass and two deer carcasses and then loading them for removal. The carcasses were along S.R. 224. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 9:44 p.m., up to six elk were reported to be “thinking about crossing” S.R. 224. On Sept. 23 at 7:21 p.m., a deer, described as “sick,” was reported to be in a Samuel Colt Court backyard. The person who contacted the police indicated the animal may need to be put down. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 10:42 p.m., a moose, described as young, was seen in a Piper Way yard. The animal had been there for several hours prior to the call to the police. On Monday, Sept. 21, at 11:54 p.m., a bus reportedly hit a deer near the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Park Avenue. The police were told the animal may have been in the road afterward, but agency logs did not provide details about the animal’s condition. On Sept. 21 at 3:40 p.m., the police received a report of a collision between a driver and a deer on Kearns Boulevard. The animal was alive at the time of the report and was seen on the side of Kearns Boulevard. Measures such as posting caution signs have been implemented over the years to reduce the number of collisions between drivers and animals in Park City and surrounding Summit County, with varying results. The post Park City drivers hit deer; elk carcass also reported appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less