Praise God for keeping you safe, it can happen to any of us any time, by anything, the deer or the "deer in the headlights" syndrome elderly and teenage drivers as well. Gear up, murphy's law stays in play. I sideswiped a dog a while back in a curve but slid through it and recovered, it was not my time then but I am anticipating the next. I put my head in an Arai and my body in Joe rockets, even in the Florida heat, thats why they make mesh wear.
Glad that you are safe!!!!!