Deer Collisions in Major Rise; West Virginia Most Dangerous
Monday, October 05, 2009
In some areas of the United States, driving down a country road comes with the increased risk of colliding with a deer. According to data collected by auto insurance provider State Farm, the number of auto-deer collisions from 2007-2009 increased 18.3% over what it was five years earlier. New Jersey and Nebraska experienced the largest jumps (54%), followed by Kansas (41%), Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas (38%).
But the state with the highest risk of motorists hitting a deer is West Virginia (1 in 39 chance), while those in Michigan have a 1 in 78 chance. Other states with a high risk factor are Pennsylvania (1 in 94), Iowa (1 in 104) and Montana (1 in 104).
-Noel Brinkerhoff
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