by The Associated Press
Published: Tue, March 03, 2009 - 7:00 pm CST
Last Updated: Tue, March 03, 2009 - 7:03 pm CST
ELKO, Nev. (AP) - A Florida truck driver got an unexpectedpassenger when an eagle busted through the windshield of his
semitrailer on Interstate 80 in northeast Nevada.
Matthew Roberto Gonzalez of Opalocka, Fla., reported to the
Nevada Highway Patrol Monday afternoon that he had just struck an
eagle while driving westbound on I-80 near Wells, about 100 miles
west of the Nevada-Utah line.
Trooper Jim Stewart said the eagle hit the passenger side of the
windshield and entered the cab.
Stewart said neither the 38-year-old driver nor his 45-year-old
passenger Darryl Young of Miami were hurt. He said the eagle
appeared to be alive shortly after the incident but he didn't know
if it later succumbed to its injuries.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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