Crime & Safety
I-75 Lanes Reopen After Pig Carcass Spill
Motorists heading northbound on I-75 through Sarasota Wednesday morning ran into a jam created when dead pigs spilled onto the roadway.
SARASOTA, FL — A Wednesday morning incident on Interstate 75 created a bit of a snarl on northbound lanes heading through Sarasota.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a vehicle hauling “animal remains spilled some of its load on the northbound lanes of I-75 at mile marker 209.” Those remains reportedly are pig carcasses, according to several media outlets.
The right and center northbound lanes were blocked to traffic for a time as emergency crews worked to remove the carcasses from the roadway. The lanes reported around 10:40 a.m. Nov. 16.
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More details about the incident, near Bee Ridge and Fruitville Roads, are not yet being released.
Not a slow news day, but a "boar"-ing news day. --> Pig parts fall off truck on I-75 https://t.co/c7WZGf2cui #Sarasota
— Jennifer Huber (@jenniferhuber) November 16, 2016
Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol
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