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A deer crashed through a large window at Foreman Blair pontiac Buick early Wednesday, Oct. 28, causing damage throughout the office.

Photo by Marshall Gorby A deer crashed through a large window at Foreman Blair pontiac Buick early Wednesday, Oct. 28, causing damage throughout the office.

By Matt Sanctis, Staff Writer Updated 5:23 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2009

SPRINGFIELD - Today was the first time Cheryl Sample ever came to work to find her computer screen covered in deer hair.

Employees at Foreman Blair Pontiac Buick, 224 E. Columbia St., arrived at work early Wednesday, Oct. 28, to discover a deer had crashed through a large window, causing damage throughout an office and showroom.

The 8-point buck was seriously injured by the time employees arrived, and an employee shot it with an arrow to kill it before hauling the animal away.

Dave Vanhoose, a service advisor, said he was the first to arrive around 7 a.m. He discovered a large hole in the business’ window and discovered the buck lying on the floor.

“It was an eye-opener,” Vanhoose said.

While the office was ransacked, the deer didn’t do any damage to a Buick Lacrosse and a Cadillac CTS that were sitting in the showroom at the time.

“He did a number on my desk, but he was panicked,” said Cheryl Sample, sales manager at the business.

Sample’s phone was knocked off its base, deer hair covered her computer screen and the floor was littered with paperwork that had been knocked off her desk.

“I’m just thankful I wasn’t sitting at my desk,” Sample said.

Employees said they had seen the same deer in the area for several weeks before Wednesday morning’s incident.

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