Traffic & Transit
Cow Escapes Stafford Meat Packing Plant — Then Hit By SUV
A cow that had fled from a meat packing facility was hit by a car a day later, state police said.
STAFFORD, CT — A cow that had escaped from a meat packing plant last week had one day of freedom before being hit by a sport utility vehicle, state police said.
The crash took place at 4:08 a.m. on East Street near Hydeville Road in Stafford, state police said.
The cow had escaped from the New England Meal Packing plant on Furnace Hollow Road a day earlier and wandered into the path of a 2010 Honda Pilot heading East on East Street, according to a crash report.
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The cow had to be put down because of life-threatening injuries sustained in the collision, according to a crash report. The driver of the Honda, a 52-year-old Manchester woman, was not injured, state police said.
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