UPDATE: Last runaway cow from interstate crash caught
Two weeks after a trailer hauling 89 cows tipped over on I-285 in Cobb County, the last runaway calf has been caught, the Georgia Department of Transportation said.
GDOT crews had been working to get the cow “out of harms way” Monday morning, according to a tweet from the agency’s metro Atlanta district. The tweet showed the animal in a wooded area.
Well this is interesting. Remember the cow situation on 285 & 75 a couple of weeks ago? Well, there’s still one out there. Crews are working to get the cow out of harms way now. @GADeptofTrans pic.twitter.com/x62TF4fHJg
— Georgia DOT ATL (@GDOTATL) October 15, 2018
The cow was near Cobb Parkway at the I-285 and I-75 exchange, GDOT spokeswoman Natalie Dale told AJC.com.
It was “rescued” by authorities just after 2 p.m. Monday.
The cow has been rescued and all lanes are now open! @GADeptofTrans pic.twitter.com/SwOPDfZIKr
— Georgia DOT ATL (@GDOTATL) October 15, 2018
The cow was one of several calves that roamed free near the interstate on Oct. 1 after the trailer crashed shortly before 4 a.m. on the I-285 East ramp at the I-75 interchange, causing a traffic nightmare that lasted much of the day. Eleven cows were killed in the crash.
Crews spent nearly all day rounding up the cows, several of which made their way onto interstate highways and nearby roads and parks.
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J.D. is a local news reporter covering intown Atlanta and Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
