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REBUILD IT IF NEEDED.
DRIVERS BEWARE. THIS TIME
OF YEAR DEER ARE MOVING AROUND
A LOT MORE THAN NORMAL AND
THAT MEANS CROSSING INDIANA'S
ROADWAYS.NEWS 18'S HOLLY
CAMPBELL REPORTS WHAT YOU CAN
DO TO STAY SAFE BEHIND THE
WHEEL. #@HOLLY: IT'S THAT
TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. DEER CAN
BE SEEN OUT IN THE FIELDS AND
UNFORTUNATLY...IN THE
ROADWAYS. TIPPECANOE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S SGT. ANDY CREE SAYS
DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN BUSY
RESPONDING TO ACCIDENTS
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AFTER
DARK...AND SATURDAY NIGHT WAS
NO DIFFERENT. CREE: "EACH
OFFICER TOOK MULTIPLE REPORTS
SO USUALLY AFTER DARK THEY'LL
START MOVING AND WE'LL GET
THOSE REPORTS USUALLY UP TO
HOLLY: CREE SAYS DEER ARE
MORE ACTIVE THIS TIME OF YEAR
BECAUSE IT'S THEIR BREEDING
SEASON. HE SAYS THAT MEANS
YOU'LL SEE MORE DEER WHILE
YOU'RE DRIVING...AND SOMETIMES
HITTING A DEER IS UNAVOIDABLE.
BUT...THERE ARE SOME TIPS TO
KEEP IN MIND WHILE DRIVING...
FS: WHEN POSSIBLE USE HIGH
BEAM HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT, BE
DEER THERE ARE USUALLY MORE,
AND ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT.
HOLLY: SU THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT TO HIT
A DEER IS TO STAY CALM AND
DON'T PANIC. CREE SAYS THE
CHANCE OF SERIOUSLY HURTING
YOURSELF AND YOUR PASSENGERS
INCREASES WHEN YOU SWERVE AND
TRY TO MISS THE DEER BECAUSE
YOU COULD END UP HITTING A
TREE, TELEPHONE POLL, OR EVEN
ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CREE: "IF
YOU DO HIT A DEER BRAKE IN A
STRAIGHT LINE SAFELY. ONCE YOU
CAN GET STOPPED IF YOU CAN GET
OFF THE ROADWAY THAT WOULD BE
THE BEST BET THEN CONTACT YOUR
LOCAL POLICE."HOLLY:
STRIKING A DEER WITH YOUR CAR
CAN CAUSE A LOT OF
DAMAGE....AND CAN SOMETIMES BE
FATAL. CREE: "SOMETIMES IF
YOU'RE LUCKY YOU MIGHT HAVE
MINOR DAMAGE, BUT UNFORTUNATLY
THERE ARE PEOPLE KILLED EACH
YEAR THAT STRIKE DEER IF THEY
COME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.
THAT DOES HAPPEN ONCE IN
DEER WILL SHOULD START
UNTIL THEN EVERYONE SHOULD BE
CREE: "IT SHOULD BE GETTING
BETTER HOPEFULLY, BUT I WOULD
EXPECT PEOPLE STILL STRIKE
DEER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
WEEKS."HOLLY: IN LAFAYETTE,
HOLLY CAMPBELL, NEWS 18. @#