Authorities: Deer tried to jump over motorcycle

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http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/article/20100706/NEWS01/7060306 Authorities: Deer tried to jump over motorcycle News Herald reports • July 6, 2010 CATAWBA ISLAND TOWNSHIP -- Motorcyclists and the local deer population had a couple of confrontations Sunday.

At about 3 p.m., Chardon residents Dale and Sunny Pitra were riding a motorcycle in the 200 block of West Catawba Road when a deer began to run across the road.

A witness told authorities at the last moment, the deer seemed to have a change of mind and instead jumped over the motorcycle and riders -- kicking one of them in the head in the process.

At about 10:15 p.m. on East Catawba Road, two motorcyclists came upon about five deer in the roadway.

To avoid hitting the deer, they lay down their motorcycles. Neither was treated, although both had "road rash."