Deer attacks police car

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A deer collided with a police car on 61 South.

At about 9:20 p.m., Officer Michael Battle was patrolling 61 South near Tomato Place when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. “There was a truck next to me blocking my view, but I immediately thought it was a deer. Then this one hit me. I didn’t see this one at all.”

The good-sized deer, at least an 8-pointer, made contact with the center of the police car causing significant damage to the vehicle. The deer did not survive the impact.

The police car after impact with the deer. Photo by David Day

Office Battle was not hurt and proudly took a photo with the deer.

A couple of weeks ago a deer attempted to run over Grandma and Aria. Another deer broke into a local business.