NewsAugust 8, 2017
Pig headed to auction jumps onto interstate
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- A large pig headed to auction jumped from a trailer Saturday onto Interstate 5 near Federal Way. State Trooper Rick Johnson said passers-by stopped and herded the pig through an opening in barriers along the interstate so it wouldn't walk into traffic. Johnson said the pig suffered some scrapes but otherwise appeared uninjured. He said the pig's owner returned within 45 minutes to reclaim it. No citations were issued...
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- A large pig headed to auction jumped from a trailer Saturday onto Interstate 5 near Federal Way. State Trooper Rick Johnson said passers-by stopped and herded the pig through an opening in barriers along the interstate so it wouldn't walk into traffic. Johnson said the pig suffered some scrapes but otherwise appeared uninjured. He said the pig's owner returned within 45 minutes to reclaim it. No citations were issued.
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