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Published: 2008-07-11 05:54:00
Updated: 2008-07-11 20:44:25

Posted: July 11, 2008

Truck carrying cattle overturns on Cameron highway

Truck carrying cattle overturns on Cameron highway

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Truck carrying cattle overturns on Cameron highway
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Cameron, N.C. — A highway in Moore County was shut down early Friday as crews cleaned up a wreck involving a tractor trailer hauling cattle.

The driver ran off the road and the truck overturned around 1 a.m. on N.C. Highway 24 and Highway 27, which are conjoined, near the Lee County line.

The crash happened on the westbound side of the highway near Red Hill Road. The road was expected to be shut down until 9 a.m. or later.

The truck, which had minor damage, was hauling about 50 cattle to a farm in Candor in Montgomery County, authorities said. About 14 cows died. Another truck came to pick up the remaining livestock.

The driver, Dane Robert Paul, was OK. The 27-year-old from Indiana was charged with not having an operator's license. Troopers said they think speed might have been a factor.

The truck suffered minor damage.

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That's right quacko. It is cooler and it is possible these were feeder calves purchased yesterday at the Smithfield Livestock Auction and were headed westward. Once loaded, they will ride from NC to their destination which could be 24 hours from here.
doodad
July 11, 2008 3:31 p.m.
because its a lot cooler at night
quacko
July 11, 2008 2:40 p.m.
Sounds like it's prime time for some prime rib in Cameron. It sounds like that truck could have been a little overloaded. Why were they moving them at 1;00AM? Humm???
Click to view my profile tgw
July 11, 2008 1:58 p.m.
Another reason why it rocks to be vegan!
proud-bleeding-heart
July 11, 2008 12:12 p.m.
Something to think about. Is it sadder to turn over in an accident or to get hit in the skull with a pneumatic bullet, then slit across the throat? Just something to think about while you eat that burger for lunch.

And for record, I am a carnivore.
NCSUPackfan
July 11, 2008 11:49 a.m.
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