deer collisions News

Nebraska Looks for New Ways to Warn Drivers of Deer

You’ve seen them – the yellow signs along the state’s rural roadways that warn of a deer crossing ahead. Trouble is, researchers say, we mostly ignore such warnings. It presents a quandary for highway safety officials in Nebraska seeking to …

Subrogating the Deer in the Headlights

One day last month our firm received three separate, unrelated subrogation claim files involving serious personal injury, property damage, and a death resulting from tractor-trailers whose drivers had swerved to avoid colliding with a deer on the highway. In two …

State Farm: Top 5 States for Deer Collision Claims

In many U.S. states, drivers are all too familiar with deer crossing signs, but do they really know how close the danger may be? State Farm has released its annual deer claim study, which ranks states by the potential drivers …

Researchers Say Cougars Key to Reducing Vehicle Deer Collisions

You would never guess it from their soft eyes and timid demeanor, but the swift-footed deer is North America’s most dangerous mammal to humans. Each year deer cause 1.2 million vehicle collisions in the U.S., triggering more than 200 deaths, …

Deer-Vehicle Collisions Increase During Breeding Season

Fall is prime breeding season for deer across Georgia. It’s also when drivers are more likely to hit deer that run into the road, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. UGA researchers have completed a county-by-county …

Mississippi Urges Caution During Deer Season

Mississippi has the eighth highest rate of collisions with deer. Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Criss Turnipseed tells The Commercial Dispatch there were 3,438 vehicle collisions with deer in the state last year. According to State Farm Insurance Company, which looked …

Deer Vehicle Crashes Rise in Mississippi

Mississippians aren’t the only ones bustling about this time of year. It’s a common sight to see herds of deer standing alongside – and even crossing – busy highways and roads. During December and January, when temperatures drop and the …

Fall Most Dangerous Season for Deer-Vehicle Collisions

Al Brown still remembers hitting the deer last year, about 10 miles west of Prattville on Alabama 14. “It was a buck, and he came out of nowhere,” Brown said of the November accident that happened at dusk. He was …

New York Thruway Agency Warning Drivers of Deer Danger

New York State police and the Thruway Authority are advising drivers to watch out for deer, which are more active in spring and fall and more likely to cause collisions. Through September 2014, there have been 1,267 deer collisions on …

Collisions Between Cars, Deer Increasing in Delaware

The number of collisions between deer and vehicles in Delaware is growing as state officials work to reduce the deer population. Citing statistics released recently by State Farm Insurance, The News Journal of Wilmington reports that Delaware drivers have a …