November 10, 2015

More than 5,000 chickens en route to be processed at a Tyson plant in Dexter, Missouri, were scattered across the median of Highway 25 after the truck hauling the birds reportedly ran a red light on the highway overpass, crashing into a Jeep crossing the intersection. The Jeep's driver, Joshua Moore of Dexter, and the truck driver were taken to a Cape Girardeau hospital. About half the chickens died in the crash; the surviving ones were taken to the processing plant...

Noreen Hyslop
More than 5,000 chickens en route to be processed at a Tyson plant in Dexter, Missouri, are shown scattered across the median of Highway 25 after the truck hauling the birds reportedly ran a red light on the highway overpass, crashing into a Jeep crossing the intersection. The SUV's driver, Joshua Moore of Dexter, and the truck driver were taken a Cape Girardeau hospital. The surviving chickens were taken to the processing plant.
More than 5,000 chickens en route to be processed at a Tyson plant in Dexter, Missouri, are shown scattered across the median of Highway 25 after the truck hauling the birds reportedly ran a red light on the highway overpass, crashing into a Jeep crossing the intersection. The SUV's driver, Joshua Moore of Dexter, and the truck driver were taken a Cape Girardeau hospital. The surviving chickens were taken to the processing plant.

More than 5,000 chickens en route to be processed at a Tyson plant in Dexter, Missouri, were scattered across the median of Highway 25 after the truck hauling the birds reportedly ran a red light on the highway overpass, crashing into a Jeep crossing the intersection. The Jeep's driver, Joshua Moore of Dexter, and the truck driver were taken to a Cape Girardeau hospital. About half the chickens died in the crash; the surviving ones were taken to the processing plant.

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