Texas appears to have an outbreak of zombie deer. A man hit a buck with his pickup truck. When he got out to check the damage and clear the wreckage of the dead deer off the road, he was stabbed in the side by the deer.
RATCLIFF, Texas – A freak accident left a man hospitalized on Friday after he was apparently stabbed by antlers. Authorities say Paul Nash, 45, and girlfriend Gayla File were driving on Highway Seven from Ratcliff when they hit a deer.
File called 911 as Nash got out of their pickup to check the vehicle's damaged headlight and clear debris from the roadway.
Officials believe another vehicle came along and hit the dead animal or part of the mangled remains. The antlers apparently flew up and stabbed Nash in the side.
An official at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler said Nash is in fair condition in the intensive care unit.
Oh, sure. Blame it on another vehicle. One that conveniently disappeared. The authorities are just hushing the truth up! Those of us who have been following the animal uprising know all about the zombie problem. It's not like this is the first incident. Just wait until the dead armadillo legion shows up. Texas will be in real trouble – there's bazillions of those things!
All kidding aside, I drove 18–wheeler through east texas off and on for eight years (I have family in Nacogdoches, Tx) before I got sick and had to retire from driving.
I would often be either on my way into Nacogdoches or out of town late at night or early morning (12am-5am). The dear problem there –as well as other parts of the country IE: central Kansas and Pennsylvania — is so bad that you can’t swing a stick without hitting one.
Also, in east Texas those farm to market and county roads that you end up on cutting back west to I-45 or I-35 (depending on where you’re going) are so narrow that if a dear comes out in front of you (especially in an 18-wheeler) you have nowhere to go… They way it ends up, you have two choices hit it or go into the ditch… I personally refused to hit the ditch to avoid a dear. Besides, when I was pulling a refrigerated trailer, I looked at it as a good chance to have some venison chili
Jim C
I read somewhere (haven’t a clue where now or I’d link it) that deer are now the number one cause of auto insurance claims. Don’t know if it is true, I wish I could find it now. It was one of those things you glance at when looking for something else.
I wouldn’t worry about the armadillos. Jeff Goldstein can’t even get his live one to dance.