“I Didn’t Have Time”: Husband Recalls “Split Second” Accident That Cost Miss Universe’s Life

These perspectives are underscored by a Pew study that estimated an average of 1 to 2 million collisions yearly involving large wild animals.

These incidents at the time converted to 200 human fatalities, 26,000 people injured, and no less than $8 billion in damages.

Similarly, the Humane Society and the Animal Protection Institute reported two years prior that over a million animals lost their lives daily —which was double the amount accounted for by hunting.