A car-versus-deer accident Monday night south of Arispe, in Union County, resulted in suspected minor injuries to a Ringgold County man. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 30-year old Johnathan Watkins, of Tingley, was traveling south on Highway 169 at around 7:50-p.m., when a buck deer crossed the road. Watkins’ 2020 Chevy Trax struck the animal, causing $14,000 damage to the vehicle, which was totaled in the collision.

Watkins was transported by Medic1 ambulance to the Ringgold County Hospital to be checked out.