SARASOTA, Fla. -- Police said the carcasses of what appeared to be several dead hogs tumbled off a truck, snarling two lanes of a busy interstate during the morning rush hour until the mess could be cleaned up. Authorities said traffic backed up six miles on a stretch of Interstate 75 in Sarasota after the stinking animal remains scattered over two of three northbound lanes. Lt. Gregory Bueno of the Florida Highway Patrol said the two affected lanes were closed nearly two hours.
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