Huge White-tailed Buck Jumps Over Rider

[stateboy_imp]

I responded to a particular motorcycle-deer crash towards a summer evening dusk where the impact crushed the front tire against the motor of the bike as it lay on the asphalt and the rider was sprawled out on the gravel shoulder on side of the road on his back. My mistake was to outrun the ambulance and have to begin first aid. The rider though was actually in good spirits.

We chatted for a few minutes before the ambulance arrived. He said he only felt pain in his back and could move his toes and fingers and no pooling blood was apparent. We agreed to just let him lie still and wait for the folks with the higher level of medical training and backboard to arrive and take over.

After updating dispatch on the condition of the rider and hearing the ambulance sirens getting closer, I shared a little secret with the rider. I told him he was a new daddy. It turns out he his a pregnant doe who died on impact and gave sudden birth to two fawns. Both survived, one with a little road rash, and were taken to a deer rehab farm. He was humored by the news and to my knowledge, made a full recovery.

Sometimes, there's no escaping impact. Hope for some sort of response time and brace for it as Stichill mentioned above. Be safe!