Roadkill report: I-280 earns dubious title of deadliest highway for animal strikes

by Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News November 16, 2021November 17, 2021

A deceased deer lies at the shoulder of a California roadway after a fatal encounter with traffic. Wildlife-vehicle collisions cost motorists millions of dollars each year, and Interstate 280 on the Peninsula is among the deadliest stretches for animals. (Image courtesy of California Roadkill Observation System)

A section of Interstate 280 on the Peninsula has been the deadliest highway in the state for wildlife being struck by vehicles in the past five years, according to a new report by University of California, Davis.

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