Deer Leaps Over Patrol Car

Caught On Camera Indianola CAUGHT ON CAMERA A deer hurdles the hood of a moving Ford Crown Victoria.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Mon, June 01, 2009 - 10:58 am CST
Here's something you don't see every day.

A deer hurdles a moving police car in Indianola, Iowa.

"For some reason, instead of going straight across --maybe it doesn't like cops -- but it decided to go for the patrol car," said officer Dan Deffenbaugh.

The hood of the Crown Victoria is 32-inches off the ground and 70-inches wide.

"That's a big leap. I know deer could jump high, but I didn't know that they were able to jump over police vehicles!"

Deffenbaugh says he looked like a deer in the headlights after the close encounter.

"I don't know who was scared more: the deer or me! I think, as you watch the video, I wish that you could see my face expression. I think we probably had the same expression."

The deer never missed a beat and kept on running after it hit the ground.
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