ELKINS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A vehicle sustained significant front-end damage Wednesday after colliding with a deer on US Route 33.
According to reports from Deputy Elbon of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, authorities responded to US 33 East at the front of Middle Mountain Archery for a single-vehicle accident.
Upon arrival at the scene, Deputy Elbon spoke with the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident, identified as Martha Lewis.Â
Lewis advised Deputy Elbon that she had been traveling on US 33 East when a deer unexpectedly jumped in front of her vehicle.
With little-no-time to respond to the occurrence, Lewis struck the deer with the center of her car, leaving the creature incapacitated.
Lewis herself is reported to have sustained no injuries during the collision.Â
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