Photo: Chelsea Jones / WKYT
Collisions between vehicles and wildlife aren’t as uncommon as we’d like them to be, and sometimes they have the most unexpected outcomes. This is one of those cases.
A car hit a “large deer” on Sunday morning outside Lexington, Kentucky, and burst into flames right after running off the road, WKYT reports. The good news is that no one in the car was injured in the accident, despite its severity.
The report doesn’t mention what happened to the deer, but it’s probably safe to assume it didn’t survive the impact. As it turns out, things could have turned bad for the driver and the passengers too, as first responders had some issues putting out the fire.
“Firefighters were able to knock out the fire pretty quickly, though cold temperatures caused the water to freeze on the roadway,” the report notes. “Drivers will be directed around the frozen areas until the ice thaws.”
Whenever traveling in areas where the risk of collision with wildlife is high, drivers are urged to think of their and other motorists’ safety first – and only afterwards of the animal they’re about to kill or maim. In other words, no matter how cruel it might be to the animal, they’re told to hit it head-on instead of executing maneuvers to avoid it.
In many cases of this type, drivers cause more damage to their car and other vehicles when they try to avoid hitting the animal – not to mention the risk of fatalities. By trying to avoid the impact, they can swerve into oncoming traffic or run off the road and flip, and it can sometimes result in loss of human life.
Whereas, if they choose a direct impact, the damage is limited only to one vehicle, even if that means that the animal has to die.
The report doesn’t mention what happened to the deer, but it’s probably safe to assume it didn’t survive the impact. As it turns out, things could have turned bad for the driver and the passengers too, as first responders had some issues putting out the fire.
“Firefighters were able to knock out the fire pretty quickly, though cold temperatures caused the water to freeze on the roadway,” the report notes. “Drivers will be directed around the frozen areas until the ice thaws.”
Whenever traveling in areas where the risk of collision with wildlife is high, drivers are urged to think of their and other motorists’ safety first – and only afterwards of the animal they’re about to kill or maim. In other words, no matter how cruel it might be to the animal, they’re told to hit it head-on instead of executing maneuvers to avoid it.
In many cases of this type, drivers cause more damage to their car and other vehicles when they try to avoid hitting the animal – not to mention the risk of fatalities. By trying to avoid the impact, they can swerve into oncoming traffic or run off the road and flip, and it can sometimes result in loss of human life.
Whereas, if they choose a direct impact, the damage is limited only to one vehicle, even if that means that the animal has to die.
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