Traffic & Transit
15 Cows Escape After Tractor-Trailer Overturns, 6 Still Missing: NYSP
Anyone who sees one of the missing cows is asked to contact state police, who also posted a video of six people trying to corral one cow.
DEERPARK, NY — A cow calamity is still ongoing in the County of Orange.
New York State Police say that on Sunday evening, around 6:13 p.m., troopers from the Greenville barracks in Orange County responded to I-84 exit 1 and Route 6 in the Town of Deerpark after a report of an overturned tractor-trailer.
Troopers say a 2006 Kensworth carrying cows of various breeds was traveling west when, according to the driver, the brakes failed. The vehicle then exited I-84 at exit 1 and made a left turn onto Route 6, when it struck a guiderail and overturned, coming to a rest on its side.
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Police say the driver received only minor injuries, and 15 cows were able to escape due to damage to the trailer.
With the help of local farmers, the Port Jervis Police Department, the Town of Deerpark Police Department, the Huguenot Fire Department, the State Department of Transportation, and Port Jervis EMS, troopers were able to find and corral most of the cows.
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However, six cows are still missing.
If anyone sees one of the missing cows, they are asked to call state police at Greenville at 845-344-5300.
State police posted a Troop F Unmanned Aerial System (drone) video of six people attempting to wrangle one of the cows that escaped:
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