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A 17-year-old Nevada man was injured in a crash that occurred at about 12:35 a.m., Thursday, on Highland Street one mile west of Nevada, in an effort to avoid a deer in the roadway.

According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kyle A Bousfield headed west on Highland, driving a 1989 Chevrolet Suburban when he swerved to avoid hitting the deer but struck a utility pole with the vehicle instead.

Bousfield was transported to Nevada Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, in 2006, crashes involving deer occurred an average of once every 2.5 hours. Calculations show slightly less than half, or 46.5 percent, of the 2006 deer strike crashes occurred from October through December, with the largest proportion in November.

In 2006, three people were killed and 364 injured in such crashes.