WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – It’s peak season for deer vs. car crashes in Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol is warning all drivers to be aware.
A moment many drivers dread is coming face-to-face with a deer on the road. For one Kansas couple, this became a reality and an unforgettable encounter.
“We were in two different vehicles, driving in two different directions, and we managed to hit the same deer,” said Gina Morgan, who was involved in a deer crash.
When the deer hit Gina’s car, it was thrown across the road in front of her husband’s car, which was traveling in the opposite direction.
“When she told me she hit a deer, I’m like, ‘There’s not another chance that there was not the same deer.’ So I was like, ‘Yeah, I hit the same deer,’” said Ronnie Morgan, who was involved in a deer crash.
The couple says the damage to Gina’s vehicle cost $6,000. Ronnie’s car, equipped with a push bar, took a lighter hit.
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“I think a deer was running pretty hard when it hit the side of that front left fender because it, I mean, it really you see in the pictures, it damaged it pretty bad,” said Ronnie.