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Post by putabuttononit on Mar 12, 2023 7:28:16 GMT
We ordered from our favorite little local cafe and the food was late. Then a guy showed up and said he was sorry but our delivery driver was in a car accident. She hit a moose. We know all the drivers so we were quite concerned but took our food and then.. when we brought the bag into the light we saw it had hair all over it. We opened the meals and there was human hair, broken glass and MOOSE hair all over in there! We could tell it was a serious accident. I called the restaurant and they replaced the meals but the girl who answered was trying not to cry. Then the same teenager who brought our food brought the second meals and he was in shock and started to cry. Our delivery driver is still in hospital and lost her ear and part of her face he said. I can’t believe this happened. Moose are a serious road hazard and especially at night they run out and you can’t stop in time. People drive slow at night for this reason. Just found out the accident was right by our house. The food
was brought by accident because of all the panic at the scene. [
We will take a card and some flowers and see how she’s doing on Monday. Just so awful.
🥺🥺🥺😳
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Post by wellway on Mar 12, 2023 8:02:16 GMT
How awful, I hope she makes a good recovery.
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Post by snyder on Mar 12, 2023 8:37:35 GMT
Oh my goodness! How terrifying! I so hope the gal recovers quicly with no issues. Prayers for her and all that have been traumatized by this horrific accident. I wonder if the bag you got was suppose to go to the law enforments as evidence. Wow! {{{Hugs}}}
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Post by gillyp on Mar 12, 2023 8:45:14 GMT
What a horrible experience for everyone. I hope the driver makes a good recovery.
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Post by compeateropeator on Mar 12, 2023 11:01:44 GMT
I am so sorry for the person in the accident. I hope they have a speedy recovery. We have to be very careful with moose and deer in our state also.
Moose are worse, not only because of their size, but because at night you don’t get the light reflection with their eyes like you do with deer. So often you don’t see them (if there was even a chance to) until it is too late. And for as large and gangly as they are, they always seem to appear out of nowhere. It is something I try to be very aware about when driving at night ( and during rutting season ) in certain areas but sometimes there is nothing you can do. And I am sure it must be much worse in your neck of the woods.
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Post by malibou on Mar 12, 2023 11:02:03 GMT
That poor girl. Tangling with a moose is bad business. I hope she recovers okay.
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Post by gramasue on Mar 12, 2023 13:26:46 GMT
That's crazy! What a terrifying thing to happen. I hope she recovers and is okay.
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Post by milocat on Mar 12, 2023 13:57:18 GMT
Oh that's awful. The long legs and top heavy moose means they fly up onto your windshield. Deer and elk are a little less frightening.
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Post by candygurl on Mar 12, 2023 14:00:00 GMT
Wow that’s horrible. I can’t believe they still had the food delivered! Poor girl:(
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Post by mikklynn on Mar 12, 2023 14:55:09 GMT
You are so sweet to bring a card and flowers. I'm sure any gesture made by their customers will be appreciated. Scary!
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Post by cakediva on Mar 12, 2023 15:23:43 GMT
Oh how awful!
Moose are no joke. We don’t get them around here (Southern Ontario) but I worked at an auto collision shop and dealt with a lot of deer hits. Moose are just that much taller and bigger, so when you hit them I’d leg they fall into the car - so scary!
I hope her recovery goes ok.
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Post by peabay on Mar 12, 2023 15:30:35 GMT
Whoa! I gotta say - that place is serious about their deliveries!
Hope she's okay. Poor thing.
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Post by mom on Mar 12, 2023 16:45:41 GMT
Oh goodness! Hope she ends up ok!
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Post by scrapmaven on Mar 12, 2023 16:48:29 GMT
What a truly sad story.
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Post by 950nancy on Mar 12, 2023 17:02:00 GMT
What a horrible thing. Moose are just huge.
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Post by FurryP on Mar 12, 2023 20:01:13 GMT
That story is crazy. Like if you just made it up. Poor girl! I hope she recovers quickly and completely.
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Post by Jamie on Mar 14, 2023 13:49:20 GMT
OMG! Just reading that gave me the chills. That poor girl. Hopefully she's able to recover without too much side effects
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Post by KikiPea on Mar 14, 2023 14:20:08 GMT
OMG that’s crazy! So sorry to hear this. Hugs for everyone involved.
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 14, 2023 14:30:55 GMT
OMG that is crazy... poor thing.
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Post by disneypal on Mar 14, 2023 14:39:44 GMT
How terrible!
As someone who had a MAJOR accident when a deer ran in front of me, I know how something like that can be and a deer is nowhere near the size of a moose so I can image. Oh, that poor driver, how awful.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Mar 14, 2023 16:29:23 GMT
How horrible! I hope for she recovers well.
DH had a family friend that was killed when she hit a horse that had gotten out. It went through the windshield and crushed her. He son was in the passenger seat next to her and didn't have a scratch on him.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 14, 2023 19:15:40 GMT
We don't have moose in our area, but I have heard a moose collision compared to one with a horse. They stand so tall that it impacts the passenger compartment more than a deer or something lower.
I had a friend that ran into a horse on a highway. 4 people in the car. 2 front/2back. They all layed down reflexively and somehow managed to do so without hittin/leaning up against each other. They were flat down, and the entire top of the car was taken off. They had not a scratch on them. It was simply a miracle.
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Post by brynn on Mar 16, 2023 20:57:43 GMT
I hope your delivery person recovers well.
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Post by kate on Mar 16, 2023 21:36:42 GMT
That is traumatic and tragic for all involved. Saying a prayer for the poor driver.
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