George Muttick was almost home Wednesday night when something massive struck the rear passenger side of his Chevy 2500 pickup truck, nearly tipping the automobile.
Muttick jumped out of the driver’s seat, looked around and saw a sight he never expected: a 250-pound black bear dead on the side of the Hunters Mountain Road.
“I’ve hit deer before, and I knew right away this was no deer when it struck,” he said. “This thing tipped my truck pretty good.”
How is it possible to kill a bear — a 250 pound bear — if IT hit the side or back of your vehicle? I’m not understanding this. I can understand it being hurt by running into the truck, but killed? How fast can a bear run to hit something that hard? Can someone explain?
Rosalie: Although they are normally seen as slow, lumbering animals, black bears can exceed speeds of 30 mph when running. Could be fast enough to kill if he hits a Chevy truck broadside!
Ok. Thanks! I was thinking lumbering. I can definitely see how that could happen then. I’m glad the driver wasn’t hurt the injuries to his truck were minor. But now I have to wonder what scared the bear so badly he had to run that fast? Poor bear. 🙁
Who took the picture? Is that him showing so proudly what he did? Sounds a little suspicious to me