Although swerving to avoid hitting somebody's pet may be your first instinct, and a noble one, you've really got to put into the back of your mind that not killing or injuring yourself is a higher priority than preventing nature (survival of the fittest) from taking its course.
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Woman injured after truck hits tree
Nov 11, 2009 2:41 am
Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Farmington firefighters assisted NorthStar Emergency Medical Service medics tending to Nicole Toothaker, 33, of North Jay, after she swerved her truck to avoid a cat and hit a tree Tuesday morning on Morrison Hill Road in Farmington.
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Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Farmington firefighters assist NorthStar Emergency Medical Service medics Tuesday morning after Nicole Toothaker, 33, of North Jay swerved her truck to avoid a cat and hit a tree on Morrison Hill Road in Farmington.
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FARMINGTON — A North Jay woman was injured Tuesday morning after she swerved her pickup truck to avoid hitting a cat on Morrison Hill Road and hit a tree, police officer Matthew Brann said.
Nicole Toothaker, 33, complained of neck and chest pain and was taken by ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, he said.
Farmington firefighters assisted NorthStar Emergency Medical Services with putting Toothaker on a backboard. She was standing outside her truck when they arrived.
Firefighters also cleaned up vehicle fluids at the 9:45 a.m. accident.
Farmington police Lt. Jack Peck assisted Brann at the scene.
dperry@sunjournal.com
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I hate to say it but after
Submitted by SnoringDogs on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:52.
I hate to say it but after seeing the damage to the truck, I'd have hit the cat.
I wonder what kind of deductibles Ms. Toothaker carries on her truck ... hopefully she doesn't have liability only, or else that's one expensive, live cat.
Stupidity killed the cat. Curiosity just got it stuck a while.
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When teaching my children to
When teaching my children to drive I instructed them to never swerve to avoid any animal smaller than a deer/moose. The costs can be great including loss of life. And the pet owner has no responsibility towards your costs.