Area Drivers Urged to Watch for Animals
Officials are warning drivers to be cautious on area highways due to an increase in vehicle collisions involving moose and deer during the fall season.
According to Legacy Regional Protective Services Chief Dean Peters, the fall conditions, early darkness, and lack of snow make it a prime time for animal strikes.
Many of the moose strikes we’ve responded to in the last year have involved multiple vehicles,” said Peters. “The first vehicle hits the moose, the second goes over the top or gets high-centred, or the second vehicle strikes the first.
Peters advises drivers to be extra vigilant when approaching stopped or slowed vehicles and to turn off cruise control. Kirk Hughes, County of Vermilion River director of protective services, notes that harvest and hunting season often coincide with a spike in animal collisions, especially at dawn and dusk.
Author's summary: Drivers urged to watch for animals on highways.
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