HARTLAND, Connecticut — A second moose was killed this week after being struck by a vehicle, this time in Hartland.
Connecticut State Police said on Wednesday evening at 8:36 p.m., emergency crews to South Road (Route 179) in Hartland for a moose that had been struck by a vehicle.
The vehicle was not found in the area at the time of the crash, according to officials. Later in the evening the driver and vehicle were identified by the East Hartland Animal Control Officer. No injuries were reported. The vehicle had been driven from the scene as it had no disabling damage.
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) took custody of the moose which was fatally injured. DEEP said the moose was a 1-2-year-old male, weighing around 550 pounds.
DEEP said that another moose was struck and killed on May 1, also in Hartland.
Around 100 moose are believed to be in the state.
On Wednesday, a female moose was killed after it was hit by a car on Route 15 North in North Haven near Exit 63.
DEEP believes this is the same moose that was reported being seen in the Watertown/Waterbury area recently. No one was injured. The car sustained damage and the windshield was shattered, according to state police.
Another moose was fatally hit by a vehicle earlier this year in Hartland, according to DEEP.
Doug Stewart is the Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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