VIDEO: Texas deputy scared by ‘dead’ deer

GROVETON, Texas – Sometimes, even the bravest of us can get scared half to death.

What happened:

Video posted on social media by Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace opened with one of his deputies examining what he thought was a “dead” deer on the side of a road. 

The deer suddenly springs to life and frightens the deputy, who screams and dashes for his cruiser.

“Okay, we’re good,” the deputy said as he laughed at the situation.

In a later social media post, Wallace said the deer was fine.

What they’re saying:

“Instead of a citation, the ‘suspect’ made a four-legged getaway and vanished into the East Texas woods,” Wallace wrote.

The video has been viewed more than 10 million times, according to Wallace.