--- title: Deer Falls From Overpass, Crushes Minivan on Illinois Highway description: Oh deer canonical: https://time.com/137766/deer-falls-from-overpass-crushes-car/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-29T19:36:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:10:09.618Z og:title: Deer Falls 'From the Sky' and Crushes a Minivan og:description: Luckily, everyone in the car was okay og:url: https://time.com/137766/deer-falls-from-overpass-crushes-car/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f425d9dbff89f51/69869155e8524b1e48603184/odd-falling-deer_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3592 og:image:height: 2021 og:image:alt: ODD Falling Deer og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Deer Falls 'From the Sky' and Crushes a Minivan twitter:description: Luckily, everyone in the car was okay twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f425d9dbff89f51/69869155e8524b1e48603184/odd-falling-deer_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Deer Essentially Falls From the Sky and Crushes a Car > Sponsored content. 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Heidi Conner and her four kids were traveling at more than 70 mph on an Illinois interstate when all of a sudden the creature landed between the two front seats, CBS Chicago[ reports](http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/05/26/family-ok-after-deer-falls-from-overpass-crashes-through-windshield/?hpt=us%5Fbn9). Somehow, though, nobody was seriously injured. The children were all unharmed, and Conner walked away with a sore shoulder and a few bumps and bruises. “If it had been one inch to the left, it would have been dead center,” Conner told CBS Chicago. “I wouldn’t have been able to control the car. And one inch to the right, it would have killed my son.” Deer cause all sorts of collisions and accidents, but a deer essentially falling FROM THE SKY seems to be a new one. “Never in my career have I seen anything like this,” said Illinois Police State Trooper Justin Novarro, who was first on the scene. 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