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State Farm Reminds Alabama Drivers to Watch Out for Deer

Alabama motorists are getting a costly reminder to look out for deer while driving. State Farm, Alabama’s largest auto insurer, says in a statement that there were 28,794 insurance claims connected to deer collisions from July 2015 to the end …

New Study Aims to Help Georgia Motorists Avoid Deer Collisions

University of Georgia researchers have a new study out that could tell motorists the most likely times for collisions with deer in different parts of the state. The research assessed available deer breeding information with reported accidents to calculate peak …

Mississippi Drivers Warned to Slow Down as Deer Season Begins

Mississippi has the eighth highest rate of collisions with deer. Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Criss Turnipseed tells The Commercial Dispatch there were 3,438 vehicle collisions with deer in the state last year. According to State Farm Insurance Company, which looked …

Odds of Drivers Having Collision with Animal: 1 Out of 169

The odds drivers will have a claim from hitting a deer, elk or moose is 1 out of 169, the same as in 2014. That likelihood more than doubles during October, November and December, when deer collisions are most prevalent, …