A truck driver lost control of his rig and overturned in Indiana yesterday after a large owl crashed through his window.
Owl Strikes Causes Trucker To Lose Control
According to police, 22 year old driver Patrick Molex was traveling east on 850 South in southern Bartholomew County when the owl hit his driver’s side window.
Molex lost control of the truck and drove into a ditch. His truck then hit a culvert and overturned.
No (Human) Injuries Reported
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Molex was not seriously hurt in the crash.
Police found the owl dead on the floorboard of the truck.
Owls are really big in Indiana. https://t.co/ELsLxHR2Ae
— Daman W (@daman_w) June 20, 2016
Sources:
The Indy Channel
WBIW
WHIO
WISH-TV