I just got hit by a deer

No. It’s non preventable. What’s preventable is swerving and running off the road, or worse.So I’ve been told anyway. I’ve been hit at least 6 times. It sucks. But what can You do? Hold it steady. You’ve definately got the wording right You got hit by a deer, you didn’t hit a deer. Lol.

 

Good job holding steady. You did what we’re supposed to do! You won’t get in trouble.. take pics of any blood and gore on the damaged area! I sure did!

 

Sounds like you hit an the deer first. Deer was minding its own Business. And along game ###### billy the truck and attacked him. Hope there isn’t a warrant out for your arrest. If you are an over the road trucker your lucky. Deer kill warrants aren’t extraditable. So stay out of that state. If your a local driver your ####ed.

 

I'm afraid the deer would beg to differ with the title of this thread.

 

Did you snap a couple pics? The insurance people apparently like seeing pics of poop, and hair and gore on the trucks.

 

Thus the expression "deer in the headlights" (and in the grille).

 

When will those deer ever learn to use the crosswalk???

 

Meh, plenty more where that came from. Get deer guard, and knock the next one to kingdom come. And some companies DO say it's a preventable. I'd sure fight that one, though.

 

i actually worked, at more than one company, that we were told in the orientation, that IF there are ANY deer crossing/warning signs, and you hit a deer with in x amount of yardage(?) of those signs, then YES, it was a preventable, as you were warned to watch out for them.

we had a rather boisterous discussion those times in orientations regarding this, and each company stood firm on the issue.

i do not know how many companies THESE days, consider a deer strike. i think it best you just up and ask your company, i mean after all, you had to report it as you said, due to the damage.

my last company (that i retired from) i had hit a deer, and it was a god awful noise. (if i have pics, i will post later) and the owner and safety manager both said, "it happens, this time of year, when they are in rut????" and then they had a conference telephone safety meeting, and the safety manager just said for all of us to be super careful"

and i was never charged with an accident or incident.

all superficial damages, i was able to drive it back to my d/c center.