DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) - Interstate 75 in Florida was shut down for about two hours after six cows, three dead and three injured, were found along the highway, authorities said.
Troopers responded just before 11 a.m. Tuesday to a call of several cows near the north and southbound lanes of I-75, just north of Tampa, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission also responded.
A pickup truck towing a livestock trailer and traveling north had been spotted earlier when the rear gate opened unexpectedly and six cows fell out, investigators said. The driver stopped briefly about a mile north of the fallen cows and then continued without retrieving any of the animals, troopers said. The roadway reopened around 1 p.m.
Officials didn’t immediately say what would happen to the injured cows. FHP is asking anyone with information about the animals to call 813-558-1800.
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