So who actually did the hitting?
Image caption: Deer hits car.
First line: Deer hits car.
Later in the article: Police said … car hits deer.
Via: Deer on loose in Christchurch suburb, one hits car | RNZ News.
Esteban Umerez A local policeman from back in the day in my hometown was known to ask, whenever he arrived at a car crash: all right, folks, no need to argue, who hit whom first?
Simon Woods "a car being damaged"
This is exactly the kind of thing for which our descendants will rightfully dismiss us. Imagine giving a crap about a bloody machine as compared to a living, breathing animal.