Well this is the second friend of mine that has hit a deer and she is in pretty bad shape. The first friend I was actually riding with and I seen the whole accident unfold in front of me, a pretty traumatic event. He was life flighted with a concussion, lacerations and broken fingers. I thought he was dead when he came to a stop, he was unconsious laying in the middle of the road. He recovered but gave up riding. Well last Friday night I stopped at a local bar and had a couple drinks and a friend came in and we got to talking about riding as Saturday was supposed to be a beautiful day. She asked if I was going riding and I told her that I wont ride until it rains a couple good times to wash the crap off the roads. She said she was going riding, I told her to be careful with the road debris and I told her that I have been seeing alot of deer in the fields lately so be on the look out. She said she would be careful. Well she went riding Saturday and that evening, riding with a couple others she hit a deer and then a tree. She too had to be life flighted. She sustained severe lacerations to her face that will require plastic surgery, a concussion with bleeding on the brain, broken collarbone, broken ribs, a severed liver, internal bleeding and numerous contusions. She is still in the intensive care unit. I am hoping that she starts getting better soon as she is not doing too well right now. Deer are the one thing that really scare me any more. I know what I am capable of and really try to watch other drivers and the surroundings as much as possible, but you just never know when a deer may jump in front of you. I used to blast around everytime I got on my bike, morning, noon or night and didn't think anything of it. Now I take it easy when it gets dark especially in areas where I usually see deer. It's scary out there so be carefull and be safe! Good luck to everyone this year, hate to hear of fellow riders going down especially when it hits close to home. Have a safe year of riding.
