Smacked a moose last night

[Cheekster96]

Coming home from dinner last night around 9pm. Back country roads. Foggy and some condensation coming up from the rain soaked roads. Wife was behind me in her X1.

I was doing 55.  Moose up here usually just stay put. This one darted from the tall grass into the road right in front if me! I braked hard and swerved. I heard my tires screech. I made contact on the passenger side and a big thud was heard. Didn't kill it as it ran away.

I was PISSED! First time ever hitting a moose.

Got out and was scared to look at the damage. I got lucky.

Made impact with the passenger window only!! Shattered the top glass, missing glass gone. It still folds in and out. It does not retract out anymore and the bottom LED security light doesn't work. 

The impact pushed the mirror hard against the door, denting the door and leaving a plastic scratch, the length of the bottom of the mirror.

If you can zoom in, you can see the plastic scratch on the upper door.

I have duct tape holding it all together until I can get it fixed.

I got lucky!

Lee

[silveradosid]

yes you got lucky, i hit one in northern ontario. there was2 of them, left headlight, fender mirror bumper rad support grill. and the moose just kept on going. i had to pull the bumper off of the tire so i could carry on. 40 years of driving truck and never hit an animal, first time with my pick up in northern ontario and i hit one

Edited June 10, 2023 by silveradosid

[repairman54]

2X on lucky. I've hit deer and bear but thankfully not a moose. Most moose hit pictures I've seen were not pretty. 

One of the big reasons to never let your comprehensive coverage lapse even on an old truck. It's not an expensive coverage. 

Edited June 11, 2023 by repairman54