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State and federal governments, insurance companies, and drivers spend an additional $3 billion in an effort to reduce and manage the increasing number of deer-vehicle collisions. [ 3 ] In Canada during 2000, there were nearly 29,000 animal-vehicle collisions resulting in property damage only, an additional 1,887 involving non-fatal injuries ...
Extrapolating these data nationwide, Merritt Clifton (editor of Animal People Newspaper) estimated that the following animals are being killed by motor vehicles in the United States annually: 41 million squirrels, 26 million cats, 22 million rats, 19 million Virginia opossums, 15 million raccoons, 6 million dogs, and 350,000 deer. [20]
AAA Northeast is warning drivers that it's the busiest season of the year for crashes between cars and deer.
Data are for the year 2021. Death data are from NHTSA, [1] mileage figures are from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [2] and population data are from the US Census. [3] Per billion vehicle miles, South Carolina had the highest death rate while Massachusetts had the lowest. Mississippi had the most deaths per capita while Rhode Island had ...
A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 86 in Big Flats Tuesday evening snarled traffic and sent several people to the hospital with injuries. The driver and sole occupant of a Ford SUV traveling on I ...
A vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Manitoba, killed 17. [508] June 16 – United States – A car ran a red light and crashed into another car killing 5 after exiting Interstate 35 in Minneapolis. [509] June 23 – United States – A sedan carrying six crashed on Interstate 5 in Long Beach, California, killing five. [510]
Among the nation's states, Kansas drivers are 20th most likely to hit a deer or other large animal, says a survey by insurance company State Farm.
Deer populations may reach the carrying capacity, leading to an increase in human and deer interactions. [1] These interactions can result in car accidents, crop damage, property damage, Lyme disease transmission, and much more. [1] These species interaction occur both in rural and urban areas where population of deer come into contact.