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Driver Flips Car Numerous Times After Trying To Avoid A Deer
November 11, 2021
A driver flipped his car Wednesday night in Nokomis after trying to avoid a deer.
The wreck happened about 6 p.m. on Nokomis Road near Jakes Road, about 3.5 miles west of Highway 97. The driver lost control and ran off the roadway. The vehicle then flipped end over end several times, coming to rest upright in a ditch.
The adult male was evaluated by Escambia County EMS but refused transport to the hospital.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue responded. The crash is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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15 Responses to “Driver Flips Car Numerous Times After Trying To Avoid A Deer”
The donut spare should never be used for speeds over 50 mph. In 33 years as an leo i never seen or heard of a deer crash resulting in a fatal in Florida. I agree it is a hazard and you should reduce speeds at night to increase your reaction distance. For every mph, your vehicle is traveling at a velocity of approximately 1.5 feet per second (1,66fps actually) At 70mph that is app 105 feet per second. Slow down at night and at sunset when wildlife are more active.
Buy deer horns for your car…they work…Auto Parts store sells them. Mount them in your front grill. Very small and inexpensive. Have not hit one since I put on my car. Used to hit them several times a year. Never swerved once.
REGARDING:
“People have been killed by hitting the deer!”
This is true. It DOES happen. It happens more often hitting a large object anchored in the ground.
A total of 7,253 people died in fixed-object crashes in 2019, 185 deaths initiated by hitting deer. 40.2 times as many died not hitting deer. Not that they were dodging deer necessarily, but based on the number of dead deer along US 29 and the low number of humans who died in the process….
https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/collisions-with-fixed-objects-and-animals
Meanwhile, it’s good this one survived this incident.
David for happier endings
@Judy, swerving to avoid an animal at typical country road speeds is a challenge for the average driver, especially if at night with the shorter distances and time available. Encountering a deer of the size needed to have the occupant killed by the engine ending up in the passenger compartment is likely a very unusual occurrence. Moose, or elk perhaps, but not a deer. My semi-educated guess is that it is better to hit the animal straight on if one is unable to stop in time. Swerving all too often ends up like it did above, and that is if one doesn’t involve any other traffic.
People have been killed by hitting the deer! I know of at least 2 incidents where people dies because the deer was so large it crushed the motor into the cabin of the car! Not to mention one that was killed because he was impaled by the antlers! I have driven my woods for a lot of years, and a smart person will try to avoid the deer!!!
Glad your ok Houston. See you when you get back to work.
Just hit the deer.
Passenger side rear tire looks like it could be a spare? I wonder if that contributed?
I am certainly glad this gentleman has survived this allident. The deer should be eternally grateful for this man’s sacrifice.
Wow, look at that car….What a lucky man! the Powers were looking over him for sure! I’m so glad he wasn’t hurt, but I bet he’s feeling it today!
My dad taught me long ago.. Hit the deer head on.
Run the deer over next time. Cheaper and safer.
wow glad he is ok looks like this man has a very big heart took the beaten path to save a deer then walks away more concerned about the deer ? I hope his insurance company helps him get a new car and lower his rates.
Glad he is alive Looks like that easily could’ve been very bad. Your one lucky person I know you feeling that this morning. I hope you thanked the Lord for watching over. I see so many deer on that road and soo many drivers taking & getting their kids to and from the school with their kids not in a seatbelt nor a car seat. If this would’ve been on them many many cars this would’ve been very bad. Glad your alive.
WOW!! Looking at this picture of that car, I am surprised you aren’t hurt bad. Very glad you weren’t hurt. God must have been your co-pilot tonight.