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Motorist, 18, ticketed for intentionally hitting, critically injuring deer with pickup truck in Old Forge
Updated 12:09 PM;
An 18-year-old driver in Old Forge was ticketed late last month by state conservation officers for intentionally speeding up his pickup truck, hitting and critically injuring a white-tailed deer.
That incident and other recent incidents below involving state Department of Environmental Conservation officers (ECOs) was reported this week by the DEC.
Intentional Deer Strike - Herkimer County
“On March 31, Town of Webb Police contacted a state Conservation Officer about a deer struck and killed by a vehicle in the village of Old Forge. Multiple eyewitnesses claimed the driver intentionally accelerated his truck toward two deer standing in the road, striking one and dragging it approximately 70 to 100 yards down the road. Due to the extent of its injuries, the deer had to be euthanized, according to wktv.com. An officer accessed video footage from a local bu