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Mountain Lion Hit and Killed Rough and Ready Hwy

Posted: Jun. 24, 2016 4:24 PM PDT

Drivers in the foothills occasionally encounter and, at times, collide with wildlife on roadways, sometimes killing the animal. But Thursday night, CHP Officer Greg Tassone says one motorist was involved in an even more unusual incident on Rough and Ready Highway, near Bittney Springs Road…

click to listen to Officer Tassone

Tassone says it was determined by Fish and Game officials that the mountain lion was two years old and weighed about 80 pounds…

click to listen to Officer Tassone

Tassone says the driver was not injured, but there was some damage to the car.

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