Sumner, IA – A Wisconsin man escaped injury after his vehicle struck a deer on a rural Fayette County road Monday evening, according to local authorities.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office reported that at approximately 6:12 p.m. on November 20, 2025, deputies responded to a car-versus-deer crash in the 24,500 block of 150th Street near Sumner, Iowa.
According to deputies, Monte Craun, 64, of Wisconsin, was driving a 2017 Jeep Compass when he struck a deer. The incident caused an estimated $3,000 in vehicle damage, but no injuries were reported.
Authorities remind drivers that deer activity tends to increase during the fall season, particularly around dusk and dawn. Motorists are encouraged to remain alert on rural roadways across northeast Iowa as deer collisions remain a common seasonal hazard.
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