A Boston woman got the surprise of her life when she discovered crazed turkeys attacking her Audi convertible and scratching the paint.
Alicia Mastroianni, 26, was about to leave again after her night shift at Boston Children’s Hospital on Monday when she noticed a note on the windshield of her car, parked outside her apartment.
“I just saw (and recorded) a huge turkey attacking your car for over 15 minutes. Looks pretty scratched up 🙁 I tried to scare it away but it ignored me,” read the note from her neighbor across the street. “I’m not sure what insurance coverage exists for turkey attacks on cars.”
The healthcare worker was perplexed and said she was not sure how she was going to explain her situation without others questioning whether she was lying or not.
“You can’t just say, ‘Oh, my car was attacked by a turkey.’ Without evidence, it seems crazy,” Mastroianni told the Boston Globe.
A Boston woman got the surprise of her life when she discovered crazed turkeys attacking her Audi convertible and scratching the paint.
Alicia Mastroianni, 26, was about to leave again after her night shift at Boston Children’s Hospital on Monday when she noticed a note on the windshield of her car, parked outside her apartment, informing her of the situation.
Matroianni was further stunned by the damage her car sustained from the rabid turkey.
“I was very confused. I had lived in harmony with these animals. Now they are opting for violence,” she said.
She got the video of the turkey hitting her car from her neighbor, who left the note in hopes it would help explain the situation to her insurance company.
Mastroianni uploaded the video to TikTok and it has since racked up nearly 7 million views.
“It’s just funny that it went so viral,” he said.
Video footage shows another turkey standing lookout from a grassy vantage point as another turkey viciously pecks at the parked car.
In a dramatic moment, the aggressive bird leaps into the air and hits the vehicle with a powerful double kick.
“I was pretty beat up. At first I thought, ‘Great. This is just what I need,'” he said.
TikTok users were left baffled in the comments. While most users were understanding, they couldn’t help but make a few jokes about the whole experience.
One user said: ‘My 12-year-old son beat me up with his car’
Another wrote: “If there hadn’t been video evidence, I would have thought they made this up after they crashed your car.”
A third chimed in: “Is there any chance your insurance will cover Act of Fowl?”
Video footage shows another turkey standing lookout from a grassy vantage point as another turkey viciously pecks at the parked car.
Luckily, Mastroianni’s insurance did. When filing the claim, he said there was “an option for animal violence in a parked car, which I thought was funny because it definitely fits my needs.”
“It’s definitely more used by people in the Midwest and the West, like with bears, moose and larger animals… but it worked because it was like animal violence in a parked car,” Mastroianni said.
Fortunately, the scratches on Mastroianni’s car were not irreparable, as the body shop confirmed that most of the damage was superficial.
However, because he had a $500 deductible, he ended up paying that amount for the repairs.
“I was hoping that Farmers (Insurance) would get in touch with me with a business idea, but no, not yet. I haven’t heard back from any of the insurance companies yet,” Mastroianni said.
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