West went out with one today.
It was thought a hoax,
being April Fool's Day:
a deer under a car.
A woman hit one
in the west-side suburbs
and drug it several miles into the city
until she was flagged down.
It took a hack saw to remove
the deer from the undercarriage.
She had no idea she had hit the animal.
"She had no idea she had hit the animal."
Now that's frightening!
Posted by: DP | April 02, 2009 at 02:12 PM
What kind of car can go over a *deer* without the driver noticing?!? I swear I can feel it when I drive over pine cones.
Posted by: Jade | April 02, 2009 at 10:54 PM
?!?! As a former resident of Wisconsin, where the deer are so plentiful that folk joke about having roadkill for dinner, I'm not sure I understand how someone could hit and drag a deer and Not Know It unless he or she were under the influence ...
B.
Posted by: Bunny&Claude | April 02, 2009 at 11:01 PM
@Bunny,
It would seem logical to know you hit a deer and half an 80 pound animal under your car, but then police work is not logical. The call testifies to how oblivious some people are. People I deal with everyday.
Posted by: RD | April 03, 2009 at 12:14 PM
::blinks in astonishment::
What the hell was she driving??!
Posted by: Peppypilotgirl | April 03, 2009 at 06:07 PM
As a deputy and a driver, I have sadly hit many animals, including a deer. Not knowing and not noticing seems highly unlikely.
Posted by: deputydog | April 06, 2009 at 10:26 AM