West Virginia Drivers Most Likely to Collide With Deer

West Virginia motorists are the most likely in the U.S. to hit a deer for the fourth straight year, according to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Vehicles struck deer 68,561 times in West Virginia in the two years ended June 30 for the highest rate per driver in the U.S., as larger populations of the animals encountered new roads and expanding city limits, State Farm said today in a statement. One in every 42 drivers in West Virginia is likely to hit a deer in the next 12 months, based on claims data and driver registration counts from the Federal Highway Administration last year, the largest U.S. automobile insurer said.