Crashes Involving Deer On The Rise

Deer Car Crashes Fatalities on the rise in vehicle-animal crashes..
by Associated Press
Published: Thu, October 30, 2008 - 8:00 am CST Last Updated: Thu, October 30, 2008 - 8:02 am CST
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study shows vehicle crashes with deer
and other animals have more than doubled in the last 15 years.
The study, funded by an auto insurance-funded highway safety
group, blames urban sprawl overlapping into deer habitat.
The report by the Highway Loss Data Institute finds that 223
people died in animal-vehicle crashes last year. That's up from 150
in 2000 and 101 crashes in 1993.
Since 1993, Texas has had the most deaths from such crashes,
with 227. It's followed by Wisconsin with 123 and Pennsylvania with
112.
The study finds that insurance claims for crashes involving
animals is three times higher in November than it is from January
to September. That's because of the fall breeding season.
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