A New York state trooper was attacked by a runaway cow on the Taconic State Parkway in Clinton Corners Sunday afternoon. The incident caused a traffic disruption, as captured on a police radio broadcast.
The encounter took place on the north and south sides of the avenue between Slat Point Turnpike and Willow Lane, local news outlet Mid Hudson News reported.
A New York State Trooper notified dispatch that he and a second trooper were attempting a traffic stop for a black cow in the vicinity of mile marker 60 in the northbound lane.
“I have a big cattle on the road,” the police officer told dispatch, as heard in the audio of the radio transmission. “I’m stopping traffic trying to corner this thing.”
The official described the cow as large and black. Then, a long and deep “moo” was heard in the transmission. Then the policeman said: “the cow tried to run me over.”
rodeo cow
Dispatch told the officer they thought they knew who owned the loose cow and made contact. All this happened while the two police officers were trying to handle the loose cow.
“He’s about to run into traffic again,” the police officer said.
Shortly after, having contacted the owner of the cow, the dispatch gave the police more details about the animal. “They are not nice cows, they are cows that tie with ropes,” they told him. They later asked him if he had a rope, to which he responded with a laugh.
Generally Cows that need to be tethered are often used in rodeo environments.
Police radio did not broadcast the resolution of the incident and it remains unclear how exactly the situation was handled. However, the office said the owner was on his way and Nothing was heard about possible victims or traffic accidents.
Animal accidents
This is not the first time something like this has happened in New York. In March, a cow escaped from a slaughterhouse and ran loose through the streets of Brooklyn.The 4-month-old calf was being delivered from a truck to the Saba Live Poultry slaughterhouse when it escaped and began running through the streets, causing fear in some passersby.
The calf was then transported back to the farm it came from in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Collisions with animals on roads in the United States, including livestock, are events that can occur, but precise statistics are not available. Reports of animal collisions often include a variety of species and are not specifically broken down by animal type.
Some of the recommendations that the authorities make in case of finding livestock on the road to avoid accidents are: stay calm, warn other drivers, call emergencies (911) to notify, do not attempt to handle the cow or animaland follow the instructions of the authorities.
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