After Wildlife Accident: Car Driver Simply Took Deer in the Trunk

A 64-year-old Italian hit a deer with his car in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Obervellach (Spittal an der Drau district) and then quickly put the dead animal in the trunk. Officers from a police patrol stopped the man, discovered the deer, and filed a report, the police announced in a statement.

Dead Deer Taken: Police Stop Driver in Carinthia

The man collided with the deer on the Mölltal Road (B106) in the direction of Kolbnitz on the night of Tuesday, and it died instantly. The driver loaded the animal into his car and continued driving without calling the police. At around 4:40 a.m., the man was stopped by a police patrol and subjected to a general driver and vehicle check. During this, the officers found the deer in the trunk.

According to the responsible hunting association, damage amounting to a low four-digit euro sum was caused.

(APA/Red)

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