From 2008 to 2016, deer-related crashes have declined in Champaign and Vermilion counties by more than 50 percent. URBANA — From 2008 to 2016, deer-related crashes have declined in Champaign and Vermilion counties by more than 50 percent. Across Illinois Department of Transportation's District 5 — which includes Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, McLean, Piatt and Vermilion counties — deer-related crashes are down 44 percent, from 1,198 to 673. read more