7:10 AM this morning going East 74 mph on I-94 and suddenly three deer running in front of my car. One made it accross (at least the 2 EB lanes) I hit two, drove over one and bounced the other one. The deer lost, Volvo WON.

What a bang it went so quick no time to brake and I got lucky that one of them didn't go through the windshield and/or set off my AB. I'm not hurt at all except the prid eof my car.

Ruined RH lights, grille, hood, RH front fenter, passenger door, and windshield washer resevoir, and all sheet metal and plastic behind the lights, indicator, head & fog lights are completely gone, just a couple of pieces of glass in my "quart of oil" storage area (that is what I use the space behind my lights for).
I don't know if it did anything to my suspension, car seem to be tracking pretty well, but wheel is vibrating/out of balance.

We'll see what the body-shop comes up with. Hopefully the car is worth more as it is too good of a DD to put it to rest.
I'll post some pictures tomorrow.
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EJO now a 1993 944T 211K; ex '65 123S; ex '75 245; and ex '81 242GT; also 2001 Kia Sportage, Chrysler 2002 T&C and 2006 MINI Cooper

Natural selection. In Eastern PA if the deer don't learn to watch for traffic they get killed. On some of the montain roads I driven with deer I swear the doe was teaching her fawns how to cross the road. I'm not kidding! We have also seen a resurgence of grey wolves in the north central part of the state culling the herds of deer there. The state is encouraging the growth of the wolves to a limited degree.

Ever think that our "quieter" cars make it harder for the deer to avoid ... and during the rut season they really have about 2 things on there mind food and a mate , ever see how observant Young men in a bar are when they are finally making the deal with a possible date ? The rest of the wold doesn't matter much like the deer.
Had friend in the insurance industry tell me about calling in a claim to the home office , the gal taking the claim found out that this was a deer hit and immediately asked for who let the deer out. :) Thought a few of you would enjoy that.
I got a face print one evening of a young doe that was crossing the road ...I was concerned that she would be in my grill and she stopped briefly ... continued on a moment latter and slapped her face into the rear window of the wagon ... had a moisture print of her nose and eye on the glass we both went our way , perhaps with a little higher heart rate for a few minutes .

Sorry to hear about the accident,


You might detail the car before the adjuster sees it?


Good Luck!

Something ought to be done about these "rats with hooves" As others have mentioned below, they damage our cars, eat our flowers and crops, and spread disease via the ticks they carry. I live in Northern Virginia, about two hours west of DC, far enough out that there is no shortage of hunters (at least there is plenty of gunfire to be heard during deer season) but they aren't getting the job done. Deer as numerous as ever---I can't count the number of near misses I've had, and at least 8 collisions with them over the years. I've even had them run right into the SIDE of my car once or twice. Your damage sounds about par for the course. Over the years I've hit (actually, in most cases they've hit me) deer with a 145 (twice) 245, 745, Mercedes 240D (twice) and a Fiat 124 sedan. Thankfully, none of them came through the windshield. All of the vehicles were repairable, and required approximately the same list of parts as yours does.


I have often heard things like "there are more deer now than there were when there was nobody here but Indians" and that, according to the forest service, or some such authority, there are 5-10 times as many deer per square mile as the land can support. It seems to me that since the state goes to such lengths to protect them, (short hunting season, bag limits, strict poaching laws etc.) they should be responsible financially for the damage they cause. If you hit one, not only should you own the dead animal (which, in VA you do) but you should also be able to send the repair bill for your vehicle to the state, and they should have to pay it. Likewise, farmers should also be compensated for their depradations, or at least be allowed to shoot them at any time, as they are with other vermin.

What a bummer. Our family's Volvos have hit two in the last several years and several near misses here in Soutwest Ohio.

They trash our cars, ruin our trees, and eat our gardens. The population is totally out of control and they don't seem inclined to do what it takes to stop the increases.

Too bad we don't have a way to use them as fuel.

Randy

Randy
You're right, they come out of nowhere, and too many here in SW Michigan.
I got scolded for not calling an aquintance as he wanted to have them tagged and processed for eating.

The fight with the insurance company already started. Can't take it directly to the body-shop. Have to have an adjuster look at it first as it is more than 1,500 dollars worth of damage.

How can I proof what my car is really worth????
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EJO now a 1993 944T 211K; ex '65 123S; ex '75 245; and ex '81 242GT; also 2001 Kia Sportage, Chrysler 2002 T&C and 2006 MINI Cooper

I do not know what to tell you as the insurance companies certainly have the upper hand in situations like this.

Randy

Same here on Long Island ( New York).

The East End of the Island is full of them. When ever the talk of Thinning the herd comes up, the Liberals seem to think it is better that they starve in the winter then for us to Shoot and eat them.

One cold snap and my bushes look like Lollipops.
Not to mention the damage to the cars. No matter how defensive a driver you are, they come out of nowhere.
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'75 Jeep CJ5 345Hp ChevyPwrd, two motorcycles, '85 Pickup: The '89 Volvo is the newest vehicle I own. it wasn't Volvos safety , it was Longevity that sold me http://home.no.net/ebrox/Tony's%20cars.htm