OT? "Motorist killed by dead flying deer"

[Dan Goncharoff]

I don't find the headline odd. I once hit a deer, propelling it over the
roof of the car. The danger to any vehicle behind me would have great.

DanG


On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> A sad and very unfortunate accident, but leading to an odd headline.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Authorities say the name of the dead man would be
> released Monday after his relatives are notified.
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> There was no report of injury to the other driver.
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> Brookfield is 20 miles south of Utica.
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> Joel
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