I hit a deer tonight
@GardenGerty (164560)
United States
November 28, 2022 8:54pm CST
On my way home from my sister's house I hit a deer. It was dark.
The deer did not seem to stop and neither did I.
Until the sheriff in my county pulled me over.
Told me my headlight was out, but he had not been going to stop me, because I looked like I had hit a deer. However I was throwing debris off my car and it hit him.
We established that my tags and insurance and license were good. He told me I needed to call the other county where it happened and file a report.
Damage is minimal and I have minimal insurance on this old car. The dispatch said I did not have to file a report if I chose not to.
Tomorrow Bob will talk with our mechanic and see about getting the repairs.
Meanwhile, I have had a shower and i need to go to bed.
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@Beestring (15566)
• Hong Kong
29 Nov 22
Glad that it was only a minor damage. Hope the deer is fine.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I hope so as well. I would not deliberately hurt anything.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Yes, it is just one more thing. I am hoping the deer was not badly hurt.
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@JudyEv (357414)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 22
@GardenGerty If it ran off, hopefully it will recover. I'd hold to that thought.
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@shaggin (74273)
• United States
29 Nov 22
That is weird the cop told you that you had to report it. I have bare minimum insurance so if I hit a deer it wouldn’t do me any good to call them. Most things are better left unfixed and unreported if possible as any reports cause insurance rates to go up so much
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
He just wanted me to talk to the county where it happened. They said that as long as it was under $1000 damage it did not need to be reported.
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@DaddyEvil (152452)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I'm glad you weren't hurt in the accident. Cars can be fixed easily enough. People are often a lot harder to "fix".
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Felt like a bump like hitting the curb, only a little higher.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Yeah. Hubby says it needs "the front clip" whatever that means. Damage was on front passenger's side.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Yes, they can. I am hearing that there is a lot of deer activity right now.
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@CarolDM (203409)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Nov 22
@GardenGerty This times of the year they are very active. The cold temperatures are arriving here once again.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
30 Nov 22
@CarolDM Yes, it is very chilly here as well.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I think I just grazed him. If I had hit him full on it would have been really bad. As it is, we are having trouble finding the parts we will need.
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@FourWalls (76313)
• United States
29 Nov 22
One of the reasons I don’t like to drive at night in the winter is because deer are usually out at night in the winter, and I never want to hit one. 
I hope the headlight can be replaced without much problem (or cost)!
I hope the headlight can be replaced without much problem (or cost)!2 people like this
@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Having trouble finding the part just yet. It will be okay though. We have other things we can drive.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I think it was not a full on collision. More like just grazing his back end.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Oh, I do hope so. I think it was not bad. I barely felt it. Hope the same for the deer.
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@LadyDuck (478066)
• Italy
29 Nov 22
@GardenGerty The deer is a bigger animal than a cat. The cat of my neighbor was hit by a car, he run away, but he came to die in my garden.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I hope so. I really did not like that it happened.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I was glad the car could still be driven.
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@LindaOHio (193517)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Oh no! I'm glad you're OK. I hope the deer is OK too.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
29 Nov 22
That is what I am hoping as well.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
30 Nov 22
Glad you are ok and car minor damage. Deer seems ok since it ran off. Hope things go well with officials and insurance.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
30 Nov 22
It is an old car and not heavily insured. The expenses will be out of pocket. I did not have to file a report, even.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
1 Dec 22
@GardenGerty
Ok. Hope not too expensive. Maybe, tax time you could put the car expenses to?
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@popciclecold (40025)
• United States
29 Nov 22
That has happened to me. It is a very scary. Glad you are ok. It knocked out one of my headlights.
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@GardenGerty (164560)
• United States
30 Nov 22
Yes, the passenger headlight and some of the surrounding stuff is gone. Having a hard time finding parts.
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