Dead Deer Causes Police Car Crash
Associated Press - Mon 07:17 PM 11/19/2012
Police say the accident is a reminder that motorists who hit an animal should call authorities, so the hazard can be removed from the roadway.
Police in Wichita hope drivers will heed the lesson from an officer's accident involving a dead deer.
The officer was heading out on a call around 4 a.m. Sunday when she swerved to miss a large object in the road.
The officer spun out and struck a cable barrier n the median. She was unhurt, but the patrol car was badly damaged.
The large object turned out to be the body of a deer that had clearly been hit by another vehicle.
Police say the accident is a reminder that motorists who hit an animal should call authorities, so the hazard can be removed from
the roadway.
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Associated Press information from: KWCH-TV
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Iamgonnagetyou
Monday 19 November 2012 20:43 Report this comment
Why all the news stories from wichita?
imnotgonnagetu
Tuesday 20 November 2012 10:17 Report this comment
Because it's always sunny in Salina, Ks. Anything serves to keep the spotlight from being shined on the list of patrons in the massage parlor scandal.
Mookie
Tuesday 20 November 2012 12:55 Report this comment
Iamgonnagetyou: what is matter with you? Any large dead mammal lying on any roads need to be removed immediatley. This is a great educational tip for Salinans to contact public service.
Viper
Tuesday 20 November 2012 16:33 Report this comment
Mookie, why do we need to call public service, we get off our ass and move it ourselves.