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Page 6A — Wednesday, October 28, 2020, The True Citizen
^FOR THE RECORD
Watch for deer when driving
BURKE EMA REPORT
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency
responded to 106 patients’ calls during the week ending Oc
tober 25. Of those, 66 resulted in transports, including 37 to
Augusta hospitals and two to other out-of -county hospitals.
Thirty two of the transports were determined to be emer
gencies and 34 were non-emergent.
The agency also answered 22 lire calls during the week.
They included one hre/smoke alarm, one outside trash/waste/
dumpster hre, one public service call, 14 rescues, two vehicle
hres, two woods hres and one unspecihed call.
Train derails
near Midville
Watch out for deer on and
near roads during the fall
season. Why during fall? This
time of year is peak deer ac
tivity season, according to the
Georgia Department of Natural
Resources’ Wildlife Resources
Division.
“Motorists should be alert
and pay close attention to
roadsides as we are nearing
the annual peak time of year
for deer movement,” said
Charlie Killmaster, state deer
biologist with DNR’s Wildlife
Resources Division. “Keep in
mind that deer often travel in
groups, so if a deer crosses
the road ahead of you there
is a good chance that another
will follow. In many cases, that
second deer is the one hit as
the driver assumes the danger
has passed and fails to slow
down.”
There are two main reasons
why drivers may see more deer
along roads in the fall:
• Mating Season - Deer
mating season occurs between
October and late December,
depending on location. Male
deer go into “rut” and begin ac
tively searching for mates. This
behavior results in an increase
in deer movement, bringing
them across roadways.
• Time Changes - As we
begin to “fall back” for day
light savings time, our days
become shorter and nights
become longer. Rush hour for
most commuters tends to fall
during the same hours in which
white-tailed deer are most ac
tive - dawn and dusk.
Following are some tips
and information to help avoid
potential collisions:
• Deer Are Unpredictable:
Always remember deer are
wild and, therefore, can be
unpredictable. A deer calmly
standing on the side of a road
may bolt into or across the road
rather than away from it when
startled by a vehicle.
• One Deer Usually Means
More: Always take caution and
slow down when a deer crosses
the road in front of you. Deer
usually travel in groups, so it
is likely that others will follow.
Time of Day: As deer are
most active at dawn and dusk,
they are typically seen along
roads during the early morning
and late evening - the same
times most people are commut
ing to and from work.
• Time of Year: While deer-
car collisions can occur at any
time of year, the fall breed
ing season is a peak time for
such accidents. During the
fall breeding season, deer
movement increases and this
often brings them in con
tact with roadways that cross
their natural habitats. Road
shoulders generally provide
beneficial food plants both
during extremely dry times of
the year and following a long,
hard winter. Deer are attracted
to these plants in late-winter,
early spring and late summer.
Georgia’s deer rut map (http://
georgiawildlife .com/rut-map)
is an excellent tool for motor
ists to determine local peaks
in deer movement. Drivers
should be especially wary of
deer during these time periods.
• Minimize Damage: If it is
too late to avoid a collision,
drivers are advised to slow
down as much as possible to
minimize damage - resist the
urge to swerve to avoid the
deer, as this may cause further
damage, sending drivers off the
road or causing a collision with
another vehicle.
A westbound Norfolk South
ern train derailed just outside of
Midville Thursday night, Oct.
22. The accident happened at
about 11 p.m. According to
Norfolk Southern spokesman
Jeff DeGraff, one locomo
tive and 9 railcars came off
the tracks, with no injuries
reported or hazmat involved.
The incident occurred about
3 miles east of town in a mostly
secluded area preventing any
major traffic disruption. De
Graff said that response crews
repaired approximately 2700
feet of track after rerailing the
locomotive and cars. The line
reopened for traffic on Satur
day afternoon.
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS OCT. 12-18
Craig Douglas
Alley, 34
Winter Rd.,
Hephzibah
BCSO, Oct. 21
Failure to appear -
misdemeanor.
Laci Nicole
Muns, 18
Beaver Dam Rd.,
Sardis
BCSO, Oct. 22
Disorderly conduct.
Mathew Corey
Card, 26
Perkins Mitt Rd.,
Keysville
BCSO, Oct. 21
Accountability
Court sanctions.
Barry Keith
Tabor, 39
Smith Crawford Rd.,
Appling
BCSO, Oct. 20
Probation violation
- felony.
Nicholas Brian
Greene, 31
Campbell Circle,
Hephzibah
BCSO, Oct. 21
State Court sanc
tions.
Riccordos
Depondary
Osgood, 35
Cates-Mead Rd.,
Waynesboro
BCSO Oct. 21
Criminal damage to
property in the 2nd
degree.
Ladessa
Be’nautica
Griffin, 18
Davis Rd.,
Waynesboro
WPD, Oct. 24
Theft by taking
-U.S. currency -
misdemeanor.
Octavius Darrez
Bonner, 23
Posteit Dr.,
Hephzibah
WPD, Oct. 23
Failure to stop at
stop/yield sign;
DUi - refusal; open
container of alcohol
in motor vehicle.
Glenroy Herbert
Jeffrey, 32
Ashton
Dr.,Hephzibah
BCSO, Oct. 25
Safekeeping for
U.S. Marshals
Service (Federal
probation violation).
Lakeisha Marzette
Jenkins, 43
Briarwood Court,
Waynesboro
WPD, Oct. 21
Probation violation
- municipal (hous
ing for WPD).
Simeon Allen
Moore, 27
Davis Rd.,
Waynesboro
WPD, Oct. 24
Simple battery -
family violence.
Michael Jeremy
Crews, 39
North Hitt St.,
Sardis
BCSO, Oct. 23
Probation violation
- felony (ag
gravated criminal
trespass; probation
violation - felony
(entering vehicle,
trespass, stalking).
Jennifer Leigh
Daves, 27
Davis Rd.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, Oct. 21
DUI - driving under
the influence of
alcohol; endanger
ing a child under
age 14 white DUt
(3 counts); failure
to stop at stop/
yield sign; failure to
maintain lane.
AGENCIES
BCSO: Burke County Sheriff’s Office;
WPD: Waynesboro Police Department;
GSP: Georgia State Patrol;
MPD: Midville Police Department;
SPD: Sardis Police Department;
DOC: Department of Corrections
DNR: Department of Natural Resources
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