If roadkill isn’t enough evidence, an insurance company has data that indicates Michigan drivers and animals come into contact all too often.

Research indicates Michigan ranks second in the nation for animal collision claims with more than 126,000 filed from July 1, 2024, to June 30 of this year, according to State Farm. Only Pennsylvania had more at 147,000 claims.

For risk of crash, West Virginia is No. 1 with risk at 1 in 40 for an animal-vehicle crash, followed by Montana at 1 in 53, neighboring Wisconsin at 1 in 58 and Michigan fourth at 1 in 61. The national average is 1 in 139.

Deer made up the large majority of damage to vehicles from animals, followed by unknown animals, rodents, dogs, raccoons and cattle, State Farm states in a news release.

Nationally, the insurance industry

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