Bighorn sheep jumps off hill, lands on car in Washington

Bighorn sheep jumps off hill, lands on car in Washington | iNFOnews.ca
This Oct. 24, 2017, photo provided by the Washington State Patrol shows damage to a vehicle after a bighorn sheep leapt off a hillside and landed on the windshield on Highway 97A south of Chelan, Wash. The driver was not injured, but the sheep was killed. (Washington State Patrol via AP) A

CHELAN, Wash. – A driver in Washington state escaped injury when a bighorn sheep jumped from a hillside and landed on his car.

The Washington State Patrol says the driver was near the town of Chelan in central Washington on Tuesday when he saw a herd of bighorn sheep on the hillside above the roadway.

One of the animals, a ewe, jumped and smashed the car’s windshield.

The driver was not hurt and managed to pull his car over.

The sheep died.

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