results of impact

The haze from the smoke, flashing lights and atmosphere created a surreal aura. I stared at my car and thought of all the places we had been, roadtrips, adventures. I stared at the deer and saw the flash in its eyes the moment we connected.

white silhouette - rest

The haze from the smoke, flashing lights and atmosphere created a surreal aura. I stared at my car and thought of all the places we had been, roadtrips, adventures. I stared at the deer and saw the flash in its eyes the moment we connected.

A fireman checks the pulse of the deer. The girl I

white silhouette - shield

A fireman checks the pulse of the deer. The girl I'm standing behind and her husband, along with another young couple, were the first to arrive. They were returning home from a wedding and saw the skid marks before they came upon my car. In their haste to help one of them walked through the street barefoot to check on me and help me.

The police officer taking a photo of the deer. He was one of the first arrivals after a pair of young couples that stopped initially to help. The officer was very young but had a reassuring presence.

white silhouette - officer

The police officer taking a photo of the deer. He was one of the first arrivals after a pair of young couples that stopped initially to help. The officer was very young but had a reassuring presence.

The paramedics came and asked me if I was okay. I had no outward physical injury, just a few cuts from the broken glass of the windshield.

white silhouette - EMS photo shoot

The paramedics came and asked me if I was okay. I had no outward physical injury, just a few cuts from the broken glass of the windshield.

It was actually dark out but I bumped up the exposure to more clearly see the It was actually dark out but I bumped up the exposure to more clearly see the deer in it

white silhouette - apology

It was actually dark out but I bumped up the exposure to more clearly see the deer in it's placid, blank expression. I did not see the deer before impact despite having my brights on. The last thing I remember was an image that looked like a game camera and then a thundering boom, feeling myself jarred and released, cooling lava flowing through my veins.

I didn

white silhouette - blood and chemical fluids

I didn't know what to do to expedite the situation so I took out my camera and just tried to not break down in front of these people. Police and firemen came, someone called a tow truck for me. Eventually my body stopped shaking but I still felt a surging physical response and tense ache running through my arms.

He ratcheted the neck to the car before loading the car on the tow truck. I watched, confused as blood dripped on all the belongings I had in the trunk.

white silhouette - ratchet

He ratcheted the neck to the car before loading the car on the tow truck. I watched, confused as blood dripped onto the belongings I had in the trunk.

The tow truck driver drove me to a hotel so I would have somewhere to stay. Along the way we talked and he told me some other events he had been called out for. I could tell he had seen a lot and was trying to comfort me but the stories were disturbing...cattle horns piercing appendix, hog legs pinning people in their cars. I already understood things could

white silhouette - ride to the hotel

The tow truck driver drove me to a hotel so I would have somewhere to stay. Along the way we talked and he told me some other events he had been called out for. I could tell he had seen a lot and was trying to comfort me but the stories were disturbing...cattle horns piercing appendix, hog legs pinning people in their cars.I already understood things could've easily been different. I felt my head bobbing, dizzy with streaming neon lights and adrenaline.