An owl had a close call after getting hit by an SUV on the Florida Turnpike.

Sonji Coney Williams was headed south on the turnpike when she spotted the owl and couldn't avoid it.

"I was driving about 60 miles an hour, he never moved, and so, I said 'Oh, my God, I hit a bird,' and I felt so bad but it was very dark and we didn't pull over," said Williams.

Williams assumed the owl became roadkill, but he survived and slipped through the SUV's grill. The owl was discovered the following day while she was running errands.

Lots more pictures at the New York Daily News