Oklahoma vet says horses killed and injured in wreck were properly documented

State authorities say there appears to be nothing illegal about the way 30 horses were being transported when a tractor-trailer driver apparently fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle. Eleven horses died.

 
BY JOHNNY JOHNSON | Modified: May 20, 2010 at 8:28 am | Published: May 20, 2010   

The state veterinarian described the turnpike wreck that ended in the deaths of 11 horses Tuesday as horrendous but said it doesn’t appear the horse owner or trucking company did anything illegal.

photo - Workers set up a corral Tuesday on Sooner Road at NE 122 after a trailer of horses overturned on the Turner Turnpike.Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman
Workers set up a corral Tuesday on Sooner Road at NE 122 after a trailer of horses overturned on the Turner Turnpike.Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman

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"Sometimes horrific things like that happen, but it doesn’t mean someone was doing something wrong,” State Veterinarian Becky Brewer said.

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