Deer hit by car flies into another vehicle, killing Missouri man

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -A Missouri man is dead after a deer that was hit by a car flew into his vehicle Thursday night.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on U.S. Route 40 in Boone County just after 5:45 p.m.

Troopers said an SUV, driven by a 75-year-old man from Clark, Mo., was headed east on the highway, east of Rocheport Gravel Road, when it hit a deer in the road.

The deer was then propelled into the westbound lane, directly in the path of a Jeep, driven by a 40-year-old man from Glasgow, Mo. The deer hit the windshield and top of the Jeep, entered the passenger compartment, and hit the driver, the crash report states.

The Jeep then went off the road and hit trees before stopping. Troopers said the driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene.

The SUV headed east came to a controlled stop. The crash report shows the SUV driver had no injuries.

This is Troop F’s 56th fatality of 2026 and the first fatality for November.

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