<p>Steve and Melinda Messenger were injured in an accident on Interstate-90 Tuesday night when the Mini Cooper the couple was driving collided with a 1,000-pound bull moose. An Idaho State Police trooper attributed their survival to the compact size of the car, stating if they were in a larger vehicle, the animal would have crashed through the windshield rather than landing on the top of the vehicle as it did.</p>
May 9, 2015
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May 9, 2015 4 a.m.
Couple survives hitting moose
A Coeur d'Alene couple are grateful to be alive after their vehicle struck a bull moose Tuesday on Interstate 90.