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NY: Driver accidentally shot in the neck by deer hunter in Onondaga County

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12/01/2019

A driver was accidentally shot in the neck while traveling on Nunnery Road in the town of Spafford on Sunday morning, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say that the incident happened around 10:37 a.m.

A deer hunter reportedly shot at a deer in the woods that was about 150 feet from the road. The bullet hit the driver’s car, shattering the passenger side window and striking the driver in the neck.

The victim is in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

Deputies say that the hunter is cooperating with the investigation.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Officers have taken over the investigation.