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Updated at 10:28 a.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Hawaii ranked as top state to avoid collision with deer

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hawai'i has gained another special distinction.

It's the best place to avoid collision with a deer.

State Farm Insurance has released a new ranking that measures states according crashes involving deer on the highway.

The company bases its rankings on claims data from the last half of last year and the first half of this year along with motor vehicle registration counts from the Federal Highway Administration.

State Farm's survey shows that West Virginia is the place where drivers are most likely to hit deer, with an estimated one in 57 chance of hitting one in the next 12 months. Michigan is next with a one in 86 chance.

Hawai'i ranks the safest, with a one in 16,624 chance of hitting a deer.