Google StreetView kills Bambi

Al Baik

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  • Jan 5, 2011
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    A deer got killed by the Google StreetView car. Google have removed the images but you can see the images right here below.

    First image has not yet been removed where you can see the baby deer walking out to the road from the smaller road to the left. Update: Images from this area has been updated by google, so see the screencaptures below instead.

    Next couple of screens have now been removed, but you can see the images here:

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    Google have since explained the incident:

    The driver was understandably upset, and promptly stopped to alert the local police and the Street View team at Google. The deer was able to move and had left the area by the time the police arrived. The police explained to our driver that, sadly, this was not an uncommon occurrence in the region — the New York State Department of Transportation estimates that 60,000-70,000 deer collisions happen per year in New York alone — and no police report needed to be filed.



    We’re sad that this accident occurred and we consider ourselves fortunate that our driver was not injured.