One person was critically injured and dozens of cows were loose on Interstate 80 Tuesday afternoon following a crash involving a cattle hauler in suburban Joliet.
One person was critically injured and numerous cows were loose on Interstate 80 Tuesday afternoon after a crash involving a cattle hauler in suburban Joliet.One person was critically injured and dozens of cows were loose on Interstate 80 Tuesday afternoon following a crash involving a cattle hauler in suburbanJust before 3:40 p.m., Illinois State Police responded to a three-car crash involving a cattle hauler in the eastbound lanes of I-80 just east of Houbolt Road, officials said.
"It felt like a mini earthquake. Because it’s so close it just shook the house," said Jill Hernandez, who lives near crash site. "You could hear it, it was a loud boom and that’s how I knew it had something to do with 80." The driver of the cattle hauler was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police.
"You could hear all the ambulances and everybody coming, but there initially was screaming after the big boom," said Hernandez.Cows that spilled onto the interstate and started to roam free were wrangled by officers with Will County Animal Control and others on horseback.Holy cow! Two cattle among several who got loose on I-80 in Joliet, Illinois Tuesday afternoon refused to be taken back into custody.
Two cows died as a result of the crash. Two other cows needed to be put down due to injuries they sustained during the crash, according to police.Some drivers were stuck on the interstate for nearly six hours as police investigated and worked to corral cattle.It's unclear where the cattle hauler was coming from and where it was headed.Advertisement
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