Deer Crashes In Michigan
In Michigan in 2008, there were 61,010 reported vehicle-deer crashes with 12 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 2008 were: Jackson (2,148), Kent (2,062), Oakland (1,859), Calhoun (1,733) and Montcalm (1,558).