Hogdreamer
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On Monday the 19th of December 2022 I was driving to work in the morning. The time was about 5:35 am and the temperature was around zero but there was no wind. About 2 miles from my house a deer ran across the road about 50 feet in front of my vehicle. Knowing there may be more deer close by I began to slow down. The speed limit on that road is 50 mph.
Seconds later I noticed a flash of something on the left of my Jeep and then heard a collision with, no surprise, a deer. I pulled over on the shoulder and jumped out of my Wrangler expecting to see some major damage. I was shocked to not notice any immediately so I grabbed my phone and used its light to try to see any body parts on my Jeep that weren't normal. I still saw nothing but a phone doesn't throw a lot of light anyway.
I did notice the deer laying motionless in the middle of the road behind me. This is a four lane road divided by a medium, 2 lanes on each side. Since it was dark I was afraid other cars were going to run over it as about a half dozen vehicles drove by as I was checking for damage. I walked up to the deer and noticed it appeared to be dead with some blood near its head.
I dragged to deer off the road and onto the shoulder and continued on to work. I looked for damage again in the parking lot and still didn't see any but it was still dark except for the lights in the lot. When the sun came up a few hours later I reexamined my Wrangler for damage but couldn't find any. The sun was up but the sky was cloudy so it wasn't like looking with a spot light.
I still couldn't believe you could hit AND kill a deer with your vehicle yet still not have ANY proof showing such as dents or scratches. I could not find an impact mark on the front bumper, any damage to the front fender or a dent in the driver's door. So, I went out to where it was parked when the sun was higher in the sky and looked close, really close.
What I discovered surprised me, my front drivers side tire had a CRACKED sidewall. And then I noticed deer hair stuck between the wheel and tire opposite the crack in the sidewall. Apparently this deer ran smack into the front tire yet missed the front bumper, front fender or doors. I have the standard Sahara side steps so maybe that prevented the deer from flipping up to hit the Jeep's body.
I was very pleased the only thing I had to do was get the tire replaced by Discount Tire as I have the road hazard certificate. The wheel had no damage whatsoever which is strange considering I would have expected a nick or at least a scratch. Nope, just some deer hair left behind. I felt very, very lucky!
Seconds later I noticed a flash of something on the left of my Jeep and then heard a collision with, no surprise, a deer. I pulled over on the shoulder and jumped out of my Wrangler expecting to see some major damage. I was shocked to not notice any immediately so I grabbed my phone and used its light to try to see any body parts on my Jeep that weren't normal. I still saw nothing but a phone doesn't throw a lot of light anyway.
I did notice the deer laying motionless in the middle of the road behind me. This is a four lane road divided by a medium, 2 lanes on each side. Since it was dark I was afraid other cars were going to run over it as about a half dozen vehicles drove by as I was checking for damage. I walked up to the deer and noticed it appeared to be dead with some blood near its head.
I dragged to deer off the road and onto the shoulder and continued on to work. I looked for damage again in the parking lot and still didn't see any but it was still dark except for the lights in the lot. When the sun came up a few hours later I reexamined my Wrangler for damage but couldn't find any. The sun was up but the sky was cloudy so it wasn't like looking with a spot light.
I still couldn't believe you could hit AND kill a deer with your vehicle yet still not have ANY proof showing such as dents or scratches. I could not find an impact mark on the front bumper, any damage to the front fender or a dent in the driver's door. So, I went out to where it was parked when the sun was higher in the sky and looked close, really close.
What I discovered surprised me, my front drivers side tire had a CRACKED sidewall. And then I noticed deer hair stuck between the wheel and tire opposite the crack in the sidewall. Apparently this deer ran smack into the front tire yet missed the front bumper, front fender or doors. I have the standard Sahara side steps so maybe that prevented the deer from flipping up to hit the Jeep's body.
I was very pleased the only thing I had to do was get the tire replaced by Discount Tire as I have the road hazard certificate. The wheel had no damage whatsoever which is strange considering I would have expected a nick or at least a scratch. Nope, just some deer hair left behind. I felt very, very lucky!
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