On the accident report

On the accident report–
On November 13th, at 3:52am, Deputy Brandon Coin responded to a car/ deer accident on Highway 64. The driver, Robert Lafferty, 29yrs., of East Dubuque, was traveling east bound on Highway 64 in a 2013 Ford Edge , when a deer ran onto the roadway. The driver was uninjured. The Ford had $12,000 dollars in damages. A private tow was arranged.
On November 15th, at 8:41am, Sergeant Brandon Beck responded to a vehicle/ train accident on an off roadway. The driver, Kyle McGarry, 38 yrs old, of Camanche, was traveling in a 2020 Winnebago RV towing a boat on a trailer, East bound into the entrance of 19995 Highway 52 preparing to cross a single set of Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad tracks, when the driver failed to see a south bound train approaching. While the driver was in the process of crossing over the tracks he noticed the oncoming train. The driver tried to accelerate off of the tracks, but was not able to clear the tracks prior to the train striking the boat and trailer causing the impact to move the boat and trailer 1,050 feet. The boat trailer had $3,000 dollars in damages. The boat had $30,000 dollars in damages. The driver was uninjured.
On November 17th, at 5:40pm, Deputy Wes Unke responded to a car/ deer accident. The driver, Robert Lundy, 76 yrs. old,, of Bettendorf, was traveling south bound on Highway 61 in a 2019 Subaru, when a deer ran onto the roadway. The vehicle was pulled to the shoulder of the road, when the engine started on fire from the impact. Maquoketa Fire Department was dispatched and extinguished the flames. The Subaru had $30,000 dollars in damages. A tow was arranged. The driver complained of pain, but not transported.
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