Owner apologizes for bringing roadkill to Chinese restaurant
Owner apologizes for bringing roadkill to Chinese restaurant
CONCORD, N.C. —
The Cabarrus County Health Department is investigating after a woman said she saw roadkill being taken to a Concord restaurant over the weekend.
That woman took a picture Sunday afternoon after she saw the people in the car pick up a dead deer off the road and throw it in the back of a car.
She recognized the car from it delivering food to her home and office.
"I just couldn't believe what I was seeing," said the woman, who didn’t want to be identified.
She called police after the car drove behind China Fun with the roadkill in the back.
“They were backed up to the restaurant door with that dead deer in that car they use for delivery," the witness said.
Police turned the case over to the Cabarrus County Health Department.
"We went there and found, indeed, they had slaughtered a deer, or were cutting up a dead deer in the back of the parking lot and had already brought parts inside, into the sink," County Health Director William Pilkington said.
Channel 9 caught up with restaurant owner Sunny Chen on Wednesday, who said he was the one driving the Versa in the photos that a viewer sent in.
"I asked somebody if I could eat deer from the side of the road. He said OK," Chen said. "But maybe it's not OK to bring it to the restaurant, so that's my mistake."
Chen told reporter Joe Bruno that he stopped and picked up the deer from the side of the road.
He said his friend told him he could take the deer. Chen told Bruno he wanted it because he never had eaten deer before.
He apologizes to his customers, but said he was never going to serve the deer. It was just for him.
Chen showed Bruno the kitchen and the sink where he put the deer meat.
When asked about the wildlife investigation, Chen said they will do what they have to do.
Chen said he regrets his actions and is sorry.
"I will never do it again," Chen said. "I wanted to cook it, eat it by myself, not to sell," Chen said.
anybody else notice this? what's going on with that? I usually notice 2 or 3 on a nightly basis...
heard about that roadkill shyt on the news in Winston
That's kinda close to home brehs....
