This happened to a good friend of mine last week. The friend was driving at about 55MPH on a two lane road when he literally saw the deer coming right at him. The deer jumped so high that my friend actually thought for a moment that the deer would clear his stock Toyota Tacoma 4x4.
The deer's back hit the top edge of where the windshield meets the roof. Blood spewed forth copiously and the windshield was instantly spiderwebbed. My friend who is former Marine Corps Infantry (mustang officer), a veteran of the Border Patrol in Arizona and a now full time local law enforcement officer reacted well.
He shielded himself with one arm as he got sprayed with broken glass across his arm and his face; never losing his capacity for rational thinking as he slowed the truck down and coasted to a stop. His shooting range glasses were unusable but they did their job. The deer was beyond disemboweled. All of its organs were in the back seat, including the heart as seen below. Most of its blood was in the cab of the truck. My friend's plate carrier, a couple sets of clothes, and even his duty gear is ruined. He has to get a new truck.
All that being said, I'm extremely impressed with his composure and luck. His face is cut from flying glass as is his arm but he's fine.
The deer's back hit the top edge of where the windshield meets the roof. Blood spewed forth copiously and the windshield was instantly spiderwebbed. My friend who is former Marine Corps Infantry (mustang officer), a veteran of the Border Patrol in Arizona and a now full time local law enforcement officer reacted well.
He shielded himself with one arm as he got sprayed with broken glass across his arm and his face; never losing his capacity for rational thinking as he slowed the truck down and coasted to a stop. His shooting range glasses were unusable but they did their job. The deer was beyond disemboweled. All of its organs were in the back seat, including the heart as seen below. Most of its blood was in the cab of the truck. My friend's plate carrier, a couple sets of clothes, and even his duty gear is ruined. He has to get a new truck.
All that being said, I'm extremely impressed with his composure and luck. His face is cut from flying glass as is his arm but he's fine.
It's fortunate he had his ballistic eye wear on.
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