| When you are on the road driving, there are so | | | | vehicle and the speed she was going; both the |
| many things to think about. One of the things that | | | | woman and the deer were killed almost instantly. |
| people often don't think about until it is too late is | | | | When I was a police officer, I had to respond to |
| animals. One time, when I was driving home from | | | | numerous calls of people hitting deer while driving. |
| work at night, I was rounding a corner just off of | | | | In situations like this, I would always make sure |
| the highway when a giant blur of dark brown | | | | that the person or persons was ok first. Then, if |
| jumped right in front of my Jeep. I didn't even | | | | the animal was still on the scene, I would see if |
| have time to look around, slam on my brakes or | | | | the animal was still alive. If the animal was in pain |
| swerve out of the way. As quickly as whatever it | | | | or suffering, we were instructed to call a sergeant |
| was came into my view, it was just as quickly | | | | or other superior to the scene who would then |
| gone from my view. | | | | euthanize the animal safely and out of sight of |
| Deer are usually the animals that are often the | | | | the public eye. If the animal was deceased, then |
| culprits as well as the victims of the numerous | | | | we had access to the local animal safety patrol |
| people who occupy the roadways. It seems that | | | | who would come out and collect the dead animal |
| when it comes to playing the driving game, deer | | | | body from the roadway. |
| and other wild animals often lose the battle to | | | | When people hit an animal, it is often very |
| humans. However, while it is unfortunate that an | | | | traumatizing. So many of us are animal lovers, |
| animal of any species should be killed by a vehicle, | | | | that to hit another animal or even kill another |
| it is sadder still to think that these same animals | | | | animal with our vehicle takes a toll on us |
| (who often do not mean any harm) can actually | | | | personally. We feel guilt-ridden and wonder what |
| inflict the same type of injury and death upon | | | | we could have done to prevent the accident from |
| human beings who are neatly wrapped up inside | | | | having happened in the first place. For starters, if |
| of what should be a safe vehicle. | | | | you know that you are going to be driving |
| Not that long ago, there was an incident in which | | | | anywhere and are worried about the possibility of |
| a woman was driving home at night when a deer | | | | hitting an animal, there are a few things that you |
| jumped in front of her car. She tried to swerve | | | | should be aware of. For instance, if you are |
| to get out of the way, but she couldn't get out | | | | traveling at night by car, know that dusk and |
| of the way in time. As it turned out, she not only | | | | nighttime is when deer often come out to feed. |
| struck the deer, but because of the size of her | | | | They will often stand at the edge of roadways, |
| car (which was small) compared to the size of | | | | which means that you should always reduce your |
| the deer as well as where the deer struck her | | | | speed when coming up to a poorly lit area. |