Teen passenger dies when deer lands on windshield

A young teenager was killed on Tuesday when a deer turned away another car and in the windshield side passenger while the boy was taken to school.

Kevin Donohue led to a vehicle to the west on the state road 322 around 7:15 am when a deer came to a car traveling east in the opposite track, the state of Pennsylvania announced.

This vehicle, which, according to the police, is a black Toyota Sienna, broke the deer with enough strength to send the flying animal to the air and in the west direction. He landed squarely on the windshield of the car in which the young person was, breaking the glass and fatally injuring Donohue.

“The juvenile succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased,” said state soldiers in their statement.

The authorities did not immediately appoint the victim, but the preparatory school of Malvern identified Kevin on Wednesday as one of his second -year students in the promotion of 2027. Neither the school nor the police gave its age.

“The premature departure of Kevin has left a void in our community, and our hearts go to his family, his friends and all those who knew him during this difficult period,” said school officials in a press release obtained by WCAU-TV. “The presence of Kevin was a source of joy and encouragement to peers, teachers and staff. His contagious smile and his warm personality made him a beloved member of the school community, and his loss is deeply felt by all those who have had the privilege of knowing him. ”

The police were still looking for the first driver, who did not stop. While leaving the scene of an accident involving damage, injuries or deaths is potentially a crime under the Pennsylvania law, the absence of a direct collision made the spokesperson for the state police less clear, Michael Carter.

“Right now, the accident is not classified as a success due to the main factor of the accident as an evidence,” said Carter, adding that although the investigation is still in progress, “there is also no stands pending at the moment.”

Residents have said that deer often hinders this road extent, which drives dangerous. A similar spell, a model and the former competitor of Miss Universe, Kseniya Alexandrova, 30, who died in Russia last month after a Wapiti crashed through the windshield side of a car led by her husband.