ST. GABRIEL (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies say an 18-wheeler and two pick-up trucks hit and killed 17 cows when the herd of cattle got loose from a pasture and wandered onto La. Highway 30 in St. Gabriel. Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office Maj. Johnny Blanchard tells The Advocate the accident caused the 18-wheeler to overturn in a ditch after hitting the cows.
The accident occurred around 2 a.m. on Thursday.
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Seventeen loose cows killed in collision of trucks, 18-wheeler
February 17, 2012