Deer have a way of finding their way into the path of vehicles year round. This is nothing new. AAA is pointing out that the whitetail deer mating season, commonly referred to by hunters as the "rut," is nearly here and is a big cause for an uptick in deer versus car collisions in the fall.
South Dakota’s 115 traffic fatalities in 2016 are expected to be the second lowest since 1960. Almost 70 percent of those who died were not wearing seatbelts.