Deer Crashes In Michigan
In Michigan in 2009, there were 61,486 reported vehicle-deer crashes with 10 motorists 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 2009 were: Kent (2,164), Oakland (1,947), Jackson (1,877), Calhoun (1,659) and Montcalm (1,641).