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Well, it finally happened last night.... after all these years of driving..

I finally hit a deer with my truck. Many close calls over the years, driving between Blacksburg and Radford and everywhere else in VA... tagged that thing near blacksburg middle school last night. Put a hurting on all my headlights and plastic front grill. NO metal bent or Mechanical damage and I am perfectly fine. The deer.... Poor thing had a messed up hind-quarter and probably some broken legs. Struggling off the side of the road. Nature probably did it's thing during the night.

So, if I am driving around with one missing head-light and front turn signal, will I get a ticket? Pulled over? NEW parts will take two weeks to get in... but U-pick parts in Roanoke might have them today. Just trying to gauge my risk/cost and such.

Posted: 01/13/2021 at 10:14AM

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Well, it finally happened last night.... after all these years of driving.. -- HokieSignGuy 01/13/2021 10:14AM

I hit one years ago right in front of the New Kent courthouse -- TheNuke 01/13/2021 8:43PM

Off duty police hunt them in the Blacksburg Town limits... -- McLovin 01/13/2021 12:43PM

Hit one in November. $13000 in damage later..... ** -- cincyhokie 01/13/2021 12:24PM

Seriously? Whew. Must have been a nice, newer vehicle. ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/13/2021 12:37PM

2019 Rav4. :-( ** -- cincyhokie 01/13/2021 12:43PM

Rent a car in the interim? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 01/13/2021 12:23PM

I had a co worker where the deer hit him. He saw the deer coming toward -- Late 80s Hokie 01/13/2021 12:03PM

Deers is stoopidt. And a nuissance. -- Hokie CPA 01/13/2021 1:12PM

Good lord, that’s ridiculous. ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/13/2021 12:36PM

Hit one on Rt 58 out near Franklin at 5:00am in my company car a few years -- Stork 01/13/2021 11:22AM

I had the "pleasure" of having hair come through the front vents.... -- Vtskier1 01/13/2021 11:14AM

I've had a couple close calls on my bike. -- Hokie360 01/13/2021 11:11AM

Ouch! I'm feeling that fall just watching the video. ** -- EDGEMAN 01/13/2021 11:17AM

I had my closest call yet 2 weeks ago.. -- One4VT 01/13/2021 11:02AM

So U saw it coming from miles away??????? Inspector Gadget.....lol ** -- accfootballrules 01/13/2021 1:24PM

Do what? ** -- One4VT 01/13/2021 1:52PM

U said u had a close call with a Deer a few weeks ago?? But saw something -- accfootballrules 01/13/2021 5:38PM

Venison steaks for dinner! ** -- FfxStationHokie 01/13/2021 11:01AM

I hit one when I lived in Maryland -- EDGEMAN 01/13/2021 10:47AM

And BTW, I asked one of my officer friends... Police WILL show up and -- HokieSignGuy 01/13/2021 10:47AM

My brother has probably killed more deer than Ted Nugent -- Burruss Writer 01/14/2021 10:12AM

With squirrels, hopefully, if one's still twitching from a collision -- PhotoHokieNC 01/13/2021 12:25PM

I knew that from North Woods Law. -- Hokie360 01/13/2021 11:08AM

Happens all the time on HBO's Leftovers. Deer, dogs, kangaroos. ** -- HWA 01/13/2021 10:52AM

PETA is not happy with you ** -- turkeywinghokie 01/13/2021 10:37AM

That is like $1500 in damage, if you are lucky. I hit one on 460 many -- HortHokie 01/13/2021 10:36AM

Hit one on 460 in my accord back in 2001ish, 3500 in damage ** -- BRVT 01/13/2021 11:10AM

I priced it out.. its a 1995 Suburban, so if colors and age don't match, -- HokieSignGuy 01/13/2021 10:43AM

That isn't bad at all, mine messed up turning signal, grill and little bit -- HortHokie 01/13/2021 10:55AM

Unless you get a d-bag pulling you over, most would probably commisserate -- hoosnowahokie 01/13/2021 10:30AM

You could always drive with the printed out order in case you get pulled -- Hokie CPA 01/13/2021 10:17AM

Well, it finally happened last night.... after all these years of driving..

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