Hunter in NY shoots pickup truck after mistaking it for a deer

Authorities say an Ohio man shot a pickup truck he mistook for a deer in western New York.

The shooting Friday was the second hunting accident in Chautauqua County in three days. Police say 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist was shot and killed Wednesday by a man who thought she was a deer.

The Post-Journal of Jamestown reports that Friday’s incident happened around 11:30 a.m. in North Harmony.

Sheriff’s deputies say Marvin Miller of Middlefield, Ohio, fired a high-powered rifle at a pickup truck.

They say Miller told authorities he had mistaken the truck for a deer

The sheriff’s office says the bullet entered the engine compartment and disabled the truck.

Miller was arrested on charges including reckless endangerment.

It’s not clear if he has a lawyer who could speak for him.