A raccoon the roadway proved to be dangerous to a McLeod County driver on Monday.

The McLeod County Sheriff’s Office investigated an incident at 9:47 p.m. A 2007 Chevrolet Aveo driven by Jennifer L. Skorczewski of Hutchinson sustained $1,000 damage after striking a raccoon. The crash took place north of Biscay near the intersection of Major Avenue (County Road 4) and 155th Street.

Skorczewski was wearing her seat belt and was not injured.

(Terry Davis is a Hutchinson Leader staff writer. E-mail him at davis@hutchinsonleader.com [1].)