Daughter's 2002 XC70 deer strike dash-cam video

[sanchius]

Be careful out there, it's deer season...

Two Fridays ago, my daughter had her beloved and well-maintained 2002 Volvo XC70 wagon "Blue" totaled by a high-speed deer strike out on the sage flats south of Salida, CO.

On the upside, it didn't come through the windshield, no one was injured and her boyfriend earned major dad points for his immediate gold-star response.

Yes, everyone but the deer and the vehicle is OK.
I'm sure glad there was no opposing traffic.
The fact the deer was just in front of the reflective sign made it harder to initially discern.

Our term for roadside deer is "Sandbags on stilts". And they are just about that smart, too.

To see how fast it happened, click the picture below for the dash-cam video.

[Caution - not for the sensitive - contains screams, a loud 4-letter utterance, and the tumbling aftermath of a high-energy deer impact]

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The aftermath