A plethora of car-deer accidents in recent days have Allen County sheriff’s deputies warning motorists to be extra alert.
Deputies responded twice to accidents Wednesday afternoon, both of which involved drivers swerving to miss deer.
The first occurred about two miles east of Moran, deputies said, when Ashley Stotler, Moran, swerved to miss a deer and put her van in the ditch.
Officers were able to push the vehicle back onto the roadway, with no damage or injuries reported.
Jaiden Emmons was not as fortunate. The teenager was westbound on U.S. 54, on the outskirts of LaHarpe, when a deer jumped in front of her vehicle.
Emmons swerved to miss the animal, and her car went into the ditch, colliding with a row of evergreen trees.
Emmons was treated for injuries not considered life-threatening, officers said.
On Sunday, Jayce Fugate was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Old 169 near the Allen-Neosho County line and struck a deer. She told deputies she was wearing her seatbelt and had no injuries.
William Lassman, Humboldt, reported that he swerved to miss a deer three miles east of Humboldt on Georgia Road Saturday and hit a fence post owned by Nathan Bumstead.
His Chevrolet Silverado was damaged, airbags deployed, and was towed from the scene. Lassman, wearing his seatbelt, was uninjured.
On March 13, Ilya Huddleston, Humboldt, reported that a deer ran into the side of his 2016 Dodge Dart a mile south of Iola, causing damage. Huddleston and a young child were properly restrained and uninjured.
