On my way home from work tonite I hit a deer! Wasn't even dark out. Just came out of nowhere and jumped right in front of my car. I hit him straight on doing about 45mph. Scared me sooooo bad. I've never hit anything like that. It hit the front of my car, then bounced up on to the hood. My dad said I was very lucky because it did hit the hood, but it didn't flip up into my windshield, instead it flipped off the drivers side. It could have been a lot worse, but I'm still shaking. Car has some real damage to it - crumpled hood (like an accordian), busted lights, broken bumper and grill, and my drivers door is having trouble opening meaning the left front portion of the car is damaged as well. I cried all the way home thinking of the poor deer. It struggled in the road for a while stopping traffic on both sides and I was figuring the police would put it out of it's misery when I turned my head and it was gone. I feel so bad. The poor thing is out there probably hurt.
I know this happens to a lot of folks, but it's so scary when it happens to you. I'll be driving that road much much slower from now on or I'll be taking another route home from work.
I know this happens to a lot of folks, but it's so scary when it happens to you. I'll be driving that road much much slower from now on or I'll be taking another route home from work.