A deer darting across the Garden State Park way in New Jersey this weekend set in motion a series of crashes that hospitalized five people.
New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeff Flynn says a car struck the deer as it was running across the parkway near Ocean Township; then another car rear-ended the vehicle that hit the deer.
Two other vehicles swerved to avoid the two crashed cars and veered off the road, according to The Asbury Park Press.
In total, Flynn says five people were injured in the series of crashes, although none of the injuries are believed to be life threatening.
It wasn't clear if the deer survived.
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