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Avoiding Deer Sends Woman To Hospital

Avoiding a deer results in an injury accident. At approximately 5:30am Saturday a Mazda 6 sedan, driven by Christina Tietgen, age 52, Weeping Water, was northbound on Highway 50 near Louisville, when she swerved to miss a deer in the roadway, said Sheriff Brueggemann.

The Cassgram reports during the attempt to avoid the deer, the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a bridge guardrail. Louisville Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded and transported Tietgen to Midlands Hospital for injuries sustained in the accident.


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