Columbia County passes 500 deer-vehicle crashes this year 120108

Columbia County passes 500 deer-vehicle crashes this year

Staff Reports

Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 9:10 a.m.

Columbia County has set a new annual record of deer-vehicle collisions, officials said today.

"With an entire month left in the year, we have already had 501 vehicle/deer collisions in Columbia County," Emergency Director Pam Tucker said in a statement. " This is 135 more deer strikes than last year. With an average of 40 vehicle/deer collisions each month, this number will go much higher."

From the Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 online edition of The Augusta Chronicle

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