For the past few months, Daisy Garcia has noticed a concerning amount of loose livestock on the side of the road. Recently, she was driving to her Hildago, Texas home when she struck what she thought was a dog.

“I heard the sound and I thought it was a dog,” Garcia told KRGV. “I walked out and saw it. I was like, ‘oh, it wasn’t a dog.'” What she hit – and ended up severely damaging the front of her car – was a baby cow.

She called animal control with the hope they’d help the calf, but it ended up passing away from its injuries.

She refuses to drive the car, fearing the heavy front-end damage.

“I use my car to get to work, to go to the gym, I use it for pretty much everything,” she said.

The cow’s damage to her Malibu comes with a shocking price

According to several others who had to have their Chevy Malibu’s front end repaired after a collision, the average cost came to around $1,700 for parts and labor.

In Texas, ranchers are responsible for keeping their livestock off of public roads. Texas laws make the animal’s owner responsible for the damage, especially since her insurance company denied coverage.

“[The cow] belonged to someone,” said Garcia. “I wasn’t playing ‘Grand Theft Auto’ trying to hit the cow… Someone’s responsible for the cow.”

Until the police locate the cow’s owner, she urges other livestock owners to keep their animals secure.

“Don’t just let them out there ’cause it could cause something worse than this. I was lucky,” she said.