>>What kind of moron drives 8 more hours before checking things out?
Indeed. I clipped a deer with my rear quarter-panel some years ago around the Mendocino-Humboldt line on 101 in California one night. I expected the worst, so I stopped immediately and got out with the Mag Light and the .357. Fortunately- Bambi was okay and sprinted off into the woods after the collision. You hit some creature it’s awful, but you take care of business if you have to. Stop and check. Better than having some creature suffering in your engine compartment. Or worse.
Amen kind person...Amen.
Amen.
It never hurts to stop and find out.
In the event you have hit something, for God’s sake at least put it out of its misery.