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From the 2005 PDF (Status Report, Vol. 40, No. 1, Jan. 3, 2005) at the above link: Types of vehicles that struck animals, killing vehicle occupants
by DabAsteroid 18y ago
From the 2005 PDF (Status Report, Vol. 40, No. 1, Jan. 3, 2005) at the above link:
Types of vehicles that struck animals,
killing vehicle occupants
Number Percent
Passenger vehicles 80 54
Motorcycles 55 37
Medium or heavy trucks 9 6
All-terrain vehicles, mopeds 3 2
Animals in the collisions in which
vehicle occupants were killed
Number Percent
Deer 113 77
Cattle 13 9
Horses 9 6
Dogs 9 6
Bear 1 1
Cat 1 1
Opossum 1 1
Further, in 5 percent of the single-vehicle, and 10 percent of the multiple-vehicle, fatal crashes involving animals, the animal went through the windshield of the victim vehicle.