Woman fatally injured after deer smashes through car windshield on Mississippi highway

11 months ago

Claiborne County news, Mississippi news.

A young woman riding in the passenger’s seat of a vehicle was killed in a freak accident on a Mississippi highway.

23-year-old Amanda Taylor was hit by a deer that smashed through a Nissan Maxima windshield on US-61 Tuesday morning.

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  • The Mississippi Highway Patrol said the deer was hit by a Chevrolet Cavalier near Old Colony Road in Claiborne County before it hit the Nissan Maxima.

    The passenger of the Nissan was declared dead at the scene at around 5:20 a.m.

    The drivers of the two vehicles did not suffer injuries in the incident.