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Horse Hits Cruiser, Dies

July 16, 2008 - MADISON -- Police Officer David Savage was driving his cruiser along a quiet country road early Wednesday morning when a dark-colored horse came out of nowhere and crashed into his car, police said.

"The horse ran into the right passenger side door, broke the windshield, broke the side window and ripped the light bar off the roof," said Police Chief Barry Moores. "The horse is deceased. A veterinarian had to come put it down."

Moores said the horse was one of several loose when the cruiser drove by at 12:57 a.m. on Old County Road.

Moores said the air bag did not deploy, indicating it was not a front-end crash. Savage was hit by flying glass, but did not suffer serious injuries, the police chief said.

Waterville Morning Sentinel, July 16, 2008


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