OT? "Motorist killed by dead flying deer"

[Laurence Horn]

the origin of flying by dead reckoning

LH


On Aug 13, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

> A sad and very unfortunate accident, but leading to an odd headline.
>
> Associated Press, August 12, 2013; seen in the Boston Globe.
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> BROOKFIELD, N.Y. ­ A motorcyclist was killed
> early Sunday after being hit by a deer that had
> been propelled by another vehicle, police said.
>
> The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said the
> accident happened when the deer walked out of a
> cornfield in the town of Brookfield and was hit
> at about 5:30 a.m. The deer was thrown into the
> air and hit the biker, who died at the scene.
>
> Authorities say the name of the dead man would be
> released Monday after his relatives are notified.
>
> There was no report of injury to the other driver.
>
> Brookfield is 20 miles south of Utica.
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> Joel
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