Niagara Gazette

November 23, 2009

LOCKPORT: Deer's antlers hit driver in deer/pickup collision

Staff Reports

The driver of a pickup truck was injured slightly when a deer smashed through the windshield of a pickup truck just before 3 p.m. Monday.

Andrew Filipovich, 65, was hurt when the deer’s antlers struck him in the face and hand. Filipovich was taken by Tri-Town Ambulance to Eastern Niagara Hospital-Lockport for treatment of minor injuries.

Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 911 call at 2:57 p.m. Deputies said the driver was northbound on Keck Road when the deer jump into the roadway and struck the passenger-side of the truck.