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Man in hospital after saving deer

Posted: 05.22.2012 at 10:06 PM

Jessica Fairley is a reporter with FOX 31 News

Motorcycle accident sends a man to hospital. / Graphic from FOX 31

ALBANY, GA. --
Georgia State Patrol investigators are looking into an early morning accident that involved a deer and a motorcycle.

State troopers say on Tuesday around 4:30 a.m. David Smith, 39, was heading west on Lover's Lane in Lee County when he spotted a deer.

He swerved to avoid hitting the animal and ran off the road.

The victim was rushed to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

He has since been released.

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