Missouri man dies after deer hit by another driver goes flying into his windshield

A Missouri man died after another driver hit a deer and it went flying into his Jeep’s windshield on U.S. Route 40, authorities said. The crash unfolded just before 6 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Route 40 in Boone County, about two hours west of St. Louis, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Authorities said an SUV driven by a 75-year-old man from Clark, Missouri, was headed east on the highway when the vehicle struck a deer in the road. The deer was sent flying into the westbound lane, directly into the Jeep's path. A 40-year-old man from Glasgow was driving the Jeep, authorities said. The deer landed on top of the Jeep’s windshield and broke through into the passenger side, according to the crash report. The deer ultimately hit the driver and caused the Jeep to veer off onto the left side of the road and crash into the trees. A Missouri man died after a deer was hit by a car and flung onto the other side of a highway, into his car, authorities said (file photo) (Getty/iStock)The other car involved pulled over on the shoulder on the opposite side of the highway. That driver was not injured in the incident. The Jeep’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Authorities have not released the names of either of the drivers. The next of kin for the driver who died have been notified of the crash, authorities said. The incident was Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F’s 56th fatality of 2026 and the first fatality for November, according to KY3.