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Or, maybe that should be you don't see it, now you do... oops! Or... things can happen in the blink of an eye... literally.
Perhaps, those of you who travel down Beavercreek Road on your way to work in the morning may have noticed on the morning of April 26th the body of a dead Angus cow! Yes, you read it right... a cow! It surprised me too! This is not something that you see everyday around these parts even though we live in the country. Thank goodness!
According to Jon Rumsey, age 17, he was driving on S. Beavercreek Road in the northbound lane traveling at 45 MPH. He went down into a dip and when he came back up over the rise an oncoming truck flashed its high beams at him. He looked down to see if his headlights were on and when he looked up he saw the cow in the road, but it was too late. He said he remembered hitting the cow, then he blacked out. He said that when he awoke, he was in someones yard. The accident occurred at approximately 9:57 p.m. on the evening of the 25th. After the impact the cow apparently wandered into the southbound lane.
Another vehicle, driven by Gary Brook, was driving southbound on S. Beavercreek Road that evening and was also involved in the accident as he did not see the cow laying in the roadway until it was too late. He ran over the top of it which sent his car airborne. He said he pulled the car over, and thought it could possibly have damage to the undercarriage.
Both of these men were very lucky. Mr. Rumsey was sent by ambulance to Willamette Falls Hospital with a broken nose, cuts and a broken hand while Mr. Brooks seemed to be okay at the scene.
Mr Rumsey's car, a 1989 Honda Accord, appeared to be a total loss with extensive front end damage. The hood was caved in and the windshield was broken with a piece of wood through it.
Mr Brooks' car, a Ford Taurus, had both airbags blown and the hood looked slightly off-center, but otherwise looked in good shape.
The black Angus cow, owned by James Dunlap, had apparently wandered onto Beavercreek Rd and died at the scene. That area of the highway is very dark and a black cow would have been very difficult to see.
Both of these men were very lucky that they were not more seriously injured. I was in a Cadillac as a child
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