Confronting The Deer In The Headlights (Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C.)

Confronting The Deer In The Headlights

Monday, December 5th, 2022 Auto Subrogation

One day last month our firm received three separate, unrelated subrogation claim files involving serious personal injury, property damage, and a death resulting from tractor-trailers whose drivers had lost control after serving to avoid colliding with a deer on the highway.

In two of the losses, the 18-wheelers overturned and were shortly thereafter struck by other vehicles, resulting in further injuries and damages.

The deer that started it all are still presumably alive, although uninsured. A passenger in one of the vehicles which struck the truck is dead.

Loss-of-control crashes resulting from deer in the roadway have become commonplace. The National Highway Safety Administration (NHSA) recently conducted a study that analyzed the ever-increasing danger of deer-related vehicle accidents.

Such accidents have consistently risen over the years due to increasing deer populations and rising speed limits.


External References & Further Reading
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