We drove from western Wisconsin to western Iowa yesterday to visit mom. About 6 in the evening we came over a slight rise in the highway and were confronted with a herd of deer. No escape route and not enough time to stop. I know we struck at least two deer and messed up our car.
We met a couple of nice officers after calling 911. Contrary to what I had assumed, the dispatcher did not know which county we were in let alone which mile marker we had just passed. Like I would have some idea. Explaining that I was on highway 60 close to an ethanol plant brought us help in about 20 minutes. One nice lady did stop to ask if we needed help. No claims adjuster will take a look at the car until Monday (accident was Thursday). My brother is lending us a car so we can get back to North Dakota and we will work out the details via phone.
Yes, those are dealer plates on the car. First accident of my life and it happens in a new car. Probably a good thing. The car handled very well – not certain what would have happened years ago if we would have experienced the same thing in our original VW van.
There must be some lessons here. I am trying to figure that out. You can’t control all of the variables. Sometimes a herd of deer decides to sacrifice a few members.
We are both fine and enjoying our holiday.
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