Deer Crashes In Michigan 2010
In Michigan in 2010, there were 55,867 reported vehicle-deer crashes with 11 people killed. About 80 percent of all car-deer crashes take place on two-lane roads between dusk and dawn. Vehicle-deer crashes are costly. In Michigan, vehicle-deer crashes cost at least $130 million per year; the average insurance claim is about $2,100 in damage, usually to the front of the vehicle, which often leaves it undriveable. The total number of vehicle-deer crashes, by county, is provided in the figure below. The five counties with the most vehicle-deer crashes in 2010 were: Kent (1,976), Oakland (1,836), Jackson (1,779), Calhoun (1,618) and Montcalm (1,319).