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Trooper on motorcyle hurt when he hits deer

by KING Staff

KING5.com

Posted on June 19, 2010 at 5:48 PM

PACIFIC COUNTY, Wash. - A Washington State Patrol motorcycle trooper was hurt when he crashed into a deer on state Route 101 in Pacific County Saturday morning, the Patrol reported.

The State Patrol said the 39-year-old trooper was traveling northbound at about 9:45 a.m. when the animal crossed the roadway. The motorcycle hit the deer and skidded onto the highway.

The trooper was taken to Willapa Harbor Hospital in Raymond with bumps, bruises and a road rash.

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skippypotpiebaby said on June 20, 2010 at 6:53 PM

But what about the poor deer! is it ok?Did it have bike and cop rash?

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onlyinseattle said on June 20, 2010 at 2:21 PM

Our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery!

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horsense said on June 20, 2010 at 12:12 PM

It"s not too too difficult to spot those who dont ride.All too typical really ; folks with the least experience seem to talk the most. I only hope a speedy recovery for the lad...get back up on 2!!

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angelainbothell said on June 20, 2010 at 8:43 AM

In about 1984 or 85, my brother hit 2 whitetail deer on his light motorcycle (not like a trooper's big bike) while riding to school in the morning. He was going around a corner and they were just suddenly *there*, no time for him to stop or even swerve. He had his school books zipped up inside his leather jacket, and these undoubtedly saved his life. When the handlebar flipped around and hit him, the impact was spread out to some degree. He 'only' suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung (and bumps, bruises, and road rash). The deer died. My best friend's father was then chief of police. He told me he'd never seen a person survive a motorcycle-deer collision, and often, people don't survive hitting a deer with a car. To survive a 2-deer-motorcycle collision was very nearly a miracle. So...it can happen. Fortunately, such collisions happen less in the Seattle area than in other areas of the state. and motorcyclists are marginally safer on the roads here than in those places.

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machinehead said on June 20, 2010 at 8:32 AM

these comments remind me of my favorite bumper sticker: If ignorance is bliss, then WA is paradise!

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drxtreme said on June 20, 2010 at 7:34 AM

OH and to the yucksteirs making the jokes...laugh it up fools -- What goes around comes around.....Hitting a dear in a car is nasty stuff, hitting a dear on a scoot is deadly ugly...This troopers intense training and his bike are the only reason we aren't morning another dead officer!

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drxtreme said on June 20, 2010 at 7:31 AM

Thank God he's OK, Cop or Kid, Harley or Honda, I hate hearing about any rider going down.

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eagles01 said on June 19, 2010 at 10:37 PM

Who cares about the cop. Really. What happened to the deer?

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kidrickrockford said on June 19, 2010 at 7:49 PM

That cop knows better that to use state property for off season deer hunting. although I like his style and his dedication to making it all look like an accident. Ha

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speedracer said on June 19, 2010 at 7:35 PM

sounds like a "speed to fast for condition" ticket may be in order

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trucker45 said on June 19, 2010 at 7:16 PM

Stupid jaywalking deer, stay off the highway.

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