Overview
- The Saône-et-Loire gendarmerie shared a video of a deer running in circles and issued a road-safety alert for rural areas.
- Officers said some deer may behave unpredictably after eating fermented fruit or decaying plants that can contain alcohol.
- Police urged drivers to slow down, avoid sudden swerves, and stay extra alert on wooded secondary roads, especially at night.
- Media reports explain that yeast can turn sugars in overripe fruit into ethanol, though scientists say animals do not all react the same way and the deer was not tested.
- The advisory, amplified by national outlets, highlights a seasonal hazard that can raise collision risk for people driving through forests and fields.