Video: Deer takes out Christmas tree after crashing through New Jersey business
AM Botte Mechanical told Storyful that the deer stayed inside all night before running right out the front door.
Watch: Deer takes out Christmas tree after smashing through door of New Jersey business
A deer jumped through the clear glass door of a business in Sewell, New Jersey, on Sunday, leaving a mess and taking out the lit Christmas tree in the process.
SEWELL, N.J. – Security video caught the unexpected moment a deer came bursting through the door of a New Jersey HVAC and plumbing company, causing quite a ruckus.
The incident happened Sunday, when AM Botte Mechanical was closed.
The video showed the deer sprinting through the parking lot, before leaping through the clear glass door, shattering it.
![Deer crashes through glass door of AM Botte Mechanical in Sewell, NJ.](https://images.foxweather.com/static.foxweather.com/www.foxweather.com/content/uploads/2024/12/668/376/deer-nj-hvac.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Deer crashes through glass door of AM Botte Mechanical in Sewell, NJ.
(AM Botte Mechanical via Storyful / FOX Weather)
As the animal struggled to reorient itself after the collision, it hopped across the floor of the building, trying to stand.
In the process, the deer toppled the company's lit Christmas tree standing in the corner. Ornaments bounced off the decorated tree as it hit the ground.
![Deer knocks over Christmas tree in frenzy after busting through glass door of AM Botte Mechanical in Sewell, NJ.](https://images.foxweather.com/static.foxweather.com/www.foxweather.com/content/uploads/2024/12/668/376/deer-christmas-tree.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Deer knocks over Christmas tree in frenzy after busting through glass door of AM Botte Mechanical in Sewell, NJ.
(AM Botte Mechanical via Storyful / FOX Weather)
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Later, security video showed the deer in the morning, still standing inside the business, inspecting the broken glass of the door.
![The deer inspects the wreckage left behind in a HVAC and plumbing business after it crashed through the door.](https://images.foxweather.com/static.foxweather.com/www.foxweather.com/content/uploads/2024/12/668/376/deer-wreckage.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The deer inspects the wreckage left behind in a HVAC and plumbing business after it crashed through the door.
( AM Botte Mechanical via Storyful / FOX Weather)
AM Botte Mechanical told Storyful that the deer stayed inside all night before running right out the front door.