first of all thank you for taking the time to help the deer inspite of the fact that it was dark. your act just gave it a chance to recover instead of being left on the roadside where it could wander into traffic and get hit again.
now regarding the torch...im sure this incident will give you the push to grab one now to be left on the glove compartment or on your bunch of keys.
i have a a3 on my keys and a torch on my car glove comp.
Today, one of my customers witnessed a fatal wreck, involving a baby, and two adults. He called the ambulance, and helped extract the living female occupant. He was in tears, and shaken, when he picked-up an HDD I removed from a surge damaged machine, for him.
I witnessed an accident on the way home...ironic. No fatalities, but an odd omen.
Be careful. People are driving like possessed warriors, this time of year.
Deer collisions are an every day occurrence, in my town. They have multiplied to the point of nuisance. Forest rats, are their given name here.
My neighbor recently hit one with his Mercedes. It wasn't pretty...the deer, or the Mercedes.
Rotten thing to happen, but you mustn't beat yourself up over it. I mean, even if you'd had a torch, what more could you really have done? Many people would have just driven past after a good gawp, so all credit to you for doing your best to help the animal.
thinking back a light might have spooked the deer and have it run into the road as it had just got to its feet as i got to it
it tried to run off but i maneged to put my arm round its neck and hold it
it was more for safety as there was oncoming traffic that could not see me until it was only a few second away from me and although my car hazard lights were flashing it was 40-50 yards down the road
the thing is ( and this is the bit that really frustrated me )
i usually have my little fenix L0D on me and a light in the car and a light on the car keys
it was my partners car we were in and she removed the box that the light and other emergency accessories were in to vacuum the car out and had not put it back
the head had worked loose and falling of the light on her keys so all that was there was a empty body i did not know this at the time
and i decided to charge the battery in my fenix that morning and forgot to lift it
in that situation i would normally have access to at least three lights and i found myself with none
all has been rectified as far as lights go and i hope the little deer survived i don't like to see anything suffer or die in pain
You really did the best you could, don't beat yourself, sh!t happens and sometimes finds us unprepared. I hope your kindness for the injured animal be returned to you.
You aren't the one who even ran into the deer. The car in front of you did. And wouldn't they have their headlights on? So if they didn't see it with their headlights on, not sure what you could have done.
They were probably messing with their radio or cellphone or whatever, so even if you had lit up the deer, I doubt it would have made much difference.
Did the best you could, no need to be furious. Live in an area where deer are struck by vehicles, maybe every 2 or 3 weeks. Nice to hear you helped out and not just a drive-by rubber necker. Most folks don't give a flip.