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wbwood
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May 11, 2013

Hit a deer on way to Ocean Lakes

On our way to Ocean Lakes last night, we hit a deer about 6 miles away from the campground on 544. It came out of nowhere on the left and ran right in front of the drivers side front bumper of my wife's new 2013 Ford Explorer. All things considered we were lucky. It broke the front end on the side and caused a little rubbing when we turned the wheel. Made it to the campground ok. Called my insurance agency and they have the ball rolling. They sent me a list of auto repair places in the area to get a temp fix on the part rubbing the tire. Took it to Hall Auto Repair on hwy 17. About 3.5 miles down on the left heading towards garden city. They were able to pry it out and didn't charge anything. They were really nice and would recommend them for anything you need done. Luckily this is only gonna cost us $100 (deductible).

Be careful out there at night. That stretch of road is dark and the trees sit close to the road.

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  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    How was it... Did you BBQ... maybe just make beef jerky.... Deer hamburgers not all that bad...

    Roy Ken
  • During breeding season, traffic is not the first thing on their minds, and they're more active at night than during the day. BTW, a friend of mine's car was hit by a deer instead of the other way around. The deer ran into his front quarter panel. The insurance company said it was covered by comprehensive instead of collision so there was no deductible.