A deer hit me
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Drifting
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From: Circleville Ohio
A deer hit me
Oh what A day went to the Lancaster Ohio 6Th annual Corvette show (pics to come ) Had A great time met Mike Yager and family and what A great group of people (Mid America Corvette). Won the door prize well one of them drank some Mexican Coke (real sugar). and headed home 30 min . away A short hop about 1/2 mile from the driveway A deer about Corvette high trys to jump over my car rethinks it does a hard right snagelpuss knocks my mirror right into my lap. I look back she gets up heads back into the corn.I need a new mirror kit $12.00 and some body and paint work .I was going the slowest I had gone all day when that deer came out of nowhere.Ive heard most accidents happen 5 miles from your house so tommorrow me and the misses are moving. HAPPY VETTING
Team Owner
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From: Orange Park Florida
Hit a bunch of animals over the years, including a freeking COW, that really hurt the car....a very olde tyme LARGE Pontiac....
I hit a Florida deer here, very small about size of a German Shepard ......full in the lights one nite....in this '72....busted hell outta the lights....
you got luck.....some animals come right through the windshield....
I hit a Florida deer here, very small about size of a German Shepard ......full in the lights one nite....in this '72....busted hell outta the lights....
you got luck.....some animals come right through the windshield....
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From: Downtown Annapolis, MD. The Future is where we all have to live. Let's not screw it up.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Sounds like you got really lucky.
Funny, my woman grew up in Circleville back in the mid 50s to late 60s.
Father worked for DuPont.
Anyway...
Glad you're okay. The car can be fixed.
Funny, my woman grew up in Circleville back in the mid 50s to late 60s.
Father worked for DuPont.
Anyway...
Glad you're okay. The car can be fixed.
Burning Brakes
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From: belle plaine ks
Oh deery me!
I went car showing about two months ago with my c5. It was about 35 miles from home. I hadn't drove the c5 in a while so I drove another 90 miles to see an old friend in another town. Well by the time I was done it was way after dark, but it was raining as well. So I drove towards home with great confidence knowing there were no deer out with it raining right? I mean they would all be laying down in cover trying to stay out of the rain right? Well less than a mile from my house [I live in a small town] one jumps right out in front of me on the road. Scared the crap out of me. I locked the brakes up best I could and just missed him. My heart was pounding and I was still setting on the road in the rain and less than a mile from home. Had I not been driving the speed limit [55] on that secondary blacktop road, I more than likely would have hit it. As it was the deer was big enough I had to look up to see it. It was either a big doe or a buck with out it's antlers yet. Went home and checked my shorts.
Safety Car
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From: Gig Harbor WA
Black Angus Bull walked out in front of me and my Dad back in the 70's. We were in an F150, at night, going about 50 or so. We hit the bull broadside (his, not ours), after my Dad hit the brakes of course. Bull layed right in the front grill. Truck stopped dead in its tracks. Bull slid about 20 yards down the highway, got up, looked around, and trotted off into a field. Bull was crossing the highway right to left in front of us when we hit him. I got out of the passenger side and the ENTIRE side of the truck was covered in Bullsh#t!!! Dad and I laugh about it to this day.
Bull survived, truck didnt.
Sounds like you were lucky this time!!
Rob
Bull survived, truck didnt.
Sounds like you were lucky this time!!
Rob
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Drifting
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From: Circleville Ohio
Hey My uncle worked there Will Fannin And and other guy Mike Robinette Its A small world .We live off of Walnut Ck Pk. We were on the little road call Dunkle just outside Circleville. When bambi tried the Fosbury flop on me.
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Drifting
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Oh what A day went to the Lancaster Ohio 6Th annual Corvette show (pics to come ) Had A great time met Mike Yager and family and what A great group of people (Mid America Corvette). Won the door prize well one of them drank some Mexican Coke (real sugar). and headed home 30 min . away A short hop about 1/2 mile from the driveway A deer about Corvette high trys to jump over my car rethinks it does a hard right snagelpuss knocks my mirror right into my lap. I look back she gets up heads back into the corn.I need a new mirror kit $12.00 and some body and paint work .I was going the slowest I had gone all day when that deer came out of nowhere.Ive heard most accidents happen 5 miles from your house so tommorrow me and the misses are moving. HAPPY VETTING
Le Mans Master
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From: Peekskill NY
Just had this happen to me last Monday driving my wife to the airport at 5:15am. Stupid thing darted out right in front of us, left to right. I was going about 25-30 mph, 1/2 mile from the house. Not very big but still caused damage that will be easily over a grand to repair! I looked in the rear view mirror and it popped up & kept running into the woods.
The insurance appraiser came today to look it over and said the hood needs replacing & paint, need to pull the bumper to check for radiator support damage, replace the grill and then realign everything. Sucks but we weren't hurt.
The insurance appraiser came today to look it over and said the hood needs replacing & paint, need to pull the bumper to check for radiator support damage, replace the grill and then realign everything. Sucks but we weren't hurt.
Melting Slicks
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From: Kingston Ontario
I hit a deer with my white S-10 blazer, it darted out and hit me at the front right corner. The back end of it swung around and tucked a pile of fur between the rim and tire and proceeded to relieve itself down the side of the blazer at say...50mph which gave it a nice spread down the side.
Always remember , when telling your insurance company that the "deer hit you".
Always remember , when telling your insurance company that the "deer hit you".
