Oh, deer!

Dashing deer smacks unwary cyclist.

I hate when that happens don't you? ;-D

Most people have either hit a deer or heard of someone who has hit a deer, but Carroll Jarvis, 72, of 1303 Teachs Point Road, Bath, said the deer hit him.

Friday morning Jarvis was riding his bicycle down Teachs Point Road, like he does every morning, when he spotted a deer running towards the road.

LaDonna Younger, who lives a few houses down from Jarvis, was driving up the road in her SUV.

“I thought for sure she was going to hit the deer,” said Jarvis.

But the sprinting deer dodged the oncoming car and ran right into the unsuspecting Jarvis on his bicycle.

It happened very fast, he said. The deer struck the bicycle from the back knocking him over. He said he felt the animal run over him, leaving him with a scraped knee and a bruised leg, before running off into the woods. His bike was also damaged in the collision.

Wahington Daily News ( 5/18 ): Deer avoids car, hits man on bicycle by Christina Hale.