#1646690 - 12/01/09 08:13 AM
Coyote hit by car! (pics)
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A.K.A.
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Meet the wiliest of all coyotes: Hit by a car at 75mph, embedded in the fender,road for 600 miles - and SURVIVED!
When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on.
They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever to survive a hit-and-run.
Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender - and very much alive.
Daniel and Tevyn East were driving at night along Interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah border when they noticed a pack of coyotes near the roadside on October 12.
When one of the animals ran in front of the car, the impact sounded fatal so the siblings thought there no point in stopping.
'Right off the bat, we knew it was bad,' Daniel explained. 'We thought the story was over.'
After the incident around 1am, they continued their 600 mile drive to North San Juan - even stopping for fuel at least twice.
But it was only when they finally reached their destination at 9am did they take time to examine what damage they may have sustained.
At first it looked as though it was going to be quite gruesome.
'[Daniel] saw fur and the body inside the grill,' Tevyn East said. 'I was trying to keep some distance. Our assumption was it was part of the coyote - it didn't register it was the whole animal.'
Daniel East got a broom to try and pry the remains out of the bumper and got the shock of his life.
'It flinched,' Tevyn East said. 'It was a huge surprise - he got a little freaked out.'
'We knew it was bad': Tevyn East, who
was in the car when it hit the coyote, bends down to take a look at the
fur poking through the fender
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Fur Pete's sake: What Mr. East spotted
as he bent down to inspect the damage to his car - the body of the
coyote poking out through the radiator
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Wily coyote: The animal's head can be seen as rescuers took apart the
front fender to save it after it was struck by the car at 75mph
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Miracle escape: As the animal
struggled, wildlife protection officials put a loop around its neck to
prevent it from further injuring itself
The front of the car is
completely taken apart as the coyote begins to wriggle free
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And voila! Tricky the toughest coyote ever rests in a cage after its
ordeal - which it survived with just some scrapes to its paw
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Edited by ETNW (12/01/09 09:44 AM)
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#1646725 - 12/01/09 08:24 AM
Re: Coyote hit by car!
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I would have had to dig the bullitt out of my radiator!
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#1646741 - 12/01/09 08:29 AM
Re: Coyote hit by car!
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Glendale
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where's the pics???
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#1646747 - 12/01/09 08:30 AM
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JohnnyBond
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They been removed 
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#1646755 - 12/01/09 08:32 AM
Re: Coyote hit by car!
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Bertman
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cool anyway
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#1646865 - 12/01/09 09:38 AM
Re: Coyote hit by car!
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I can still see them. Are they gone?
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even if it is a coyote
