Strange Intersection

Jenni hit the hell out of a deer Wednesday night. 270 South by exit 13 (right across from Hughes, russotto). Going 55 in the right lane, next thing she knew the deer was on her hood, rolled up her windshield, scuffed up the roof some and fell off. She stopped maybe 200 feet after the collision. The deer was in... not good shape. Especially after the next 7 vehicles hit it...

Unfortunately, the deer population here is WAY too high, and people hit them all the time (over 1,000 deer are hit by cars each year in Fairfax County... I'm sure it's similar in Montgomery as well).

Anyway, the car (a '98 Nissan Sentra) is in fairly good shape, save the crumpled hood. At least it was drive-able Wednesday night. It's having work done on it now, her insurance has got it covered and hopefully nothing major has happened to the engine. Definitely a hell of a collision.

Here's something lovely (note: shows a dead deer. View at your own risk. It's worth seeing though) - http://www.snopes.com/photos/durango.htm

I think it's easier to get over nailing a deer than it is a cat, simply because the deer wasn't someone's pet. No kid is going to find it a few days later and break down sobbing.

Anyway... that's that.