Usually this time of year, deer are more prevalent on the roadways. With the addition of tall corn, it makes it harder for motorists to see when they are coming.

Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams offers some tips to help motorists be more aware of deer on the roadway.

“At night, especially if there is no oncoming traffic, make sure you are using your high beams (headlights). Watch the ditches because that’s normally where they are coming from. And just once again due to the tall corn, you don’t have that heads up that they are coming. You’ve got about six-feet of notice before they are in front of you.”

He reminds everyone not to swerve for the deer, because it’s better to hit it if you have to. Otherwise you may end up making the situation worse by causing a multi-vehicle wreck or putting your own vehicle into the ditch. Williams also recommends that if you do hit a deer and it causes damage to your vehicle to notify the sheriff’s office.

“Make sure that you report it right away so that a deputy or an officer can come out and do the investigation at the scene. Because if you do leave the scene, you have to do your own insurance and accident report for the state if there’s $1,500 damage or more.”

The non-emergency number to report a deer accident is 386-2136.