Man Killed After Car Flips Multiple Times in Butler County, Missouri
A man died as a result of his injuries in Poplar Bluff Hospital after a car accident on June 6, 2011 in Butler County, Missouri, according to kfvs12.com. The one-car accident happened early in the morning when the victim lost control of his vehicle and veered off of Missouri Route T. Once the car went off the road it flipped several times.
Approximate Site of the Missouri Rollover Accident:
He was transported from the scene of the crash to Poplar Bluff Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Police say that he was not wearing a safety belt when the crash occurred.
It is not certain if we will ever know what actually caused the driver to lose control of his car. However, given his location, one possible cause was the involvement of deer. According to a report by the Missouri Highway Patrol, deer caused 3,419 crashes in the state of Missouri in 2007. Deer accidents are among their most prevalent during the hour of 6 a.m.
Deer are active during this part of the day because it has generally not gotten hot yet and they can eat moisture-rich grass in the safety of darkness. Unfortunately, the feeding patterns of deer can be a danger to drivers because often a driver cannot see the deer until it darts into the road.
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Sources: http://www.kfvs12.com/story/14851332/wappapello-man-killed-in-butler-county-crash and http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/SAC/pdf/2007DeerReport.pdf
