Two Seriously Hurt In Motorcycle Accident Caused By Deer

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VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind – Tuesday night around 9:00 p.m. Vermillion County Police were called to a motorcycle crash at State Road 63 and County Road 1780 South.

Police say that 25 year old Danny Joe Smith Jr, of Terre Haute, was traveling south on State Road 63 with his wife, Rachel Smith, when a deer ran out in front of them. Witnesses say that Danny swerved to miss the deer, and then lost control of the motorcycle, causing it to flip over.

Danny was flown to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where he remains in critical condition. Rachel was taken to Union Hospital in Terre Haute.

crash photo courtesy Vermillion County Sheriff’s Dept