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MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ALERT FOR DEER CROSSING THE ROAD

NEARLY HALF OF ALL DEER-VEHICLE CRASHES IN ILLINOIS HAPPEN IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPOKESPERSON BRIAN WILLIAMSEN SAYS THAT’S WHY YOU SHOULD BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING…KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR DEER.

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DEER WILL OFTEN CROSS AND DOUBLE BACK SO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE LEFT THE AREA BEFORE PROCEEDING. ILLINOIS COUNTIES WITH THE MOST DEER-VEHICLE CRASHES INCLUDE COOK, MADISON, WILL AND SANGAMON.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPOKESPERSON BRIAN WILLIAMSEN SAYS LAST YEAR IN ILLINOIS THERE WERE MORE THAN 15 THOUSAND DEER-VEHICLE CRASHES…INJURING 570 PEOPLE AND LEAVING FOUR DEAD.

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NEARLY HALF OF ALL DEER VEHICLE CRASHES OCCUR DURING THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER IN ILLINOIS. WILLIAMSEN REMINDS THAT IF ONE DEER CROSSES THE ROAD…MORE ARE LIKELY TO FOLLOW. MANY WILL DOUBLE BACK SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE LEFT THE AREA BEFORE CONTINUING.

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