By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Police stopped a driver somewhere near Mossyrock after he drove west on U.S. Highway 12 with cows falling out the back of his trailer last night.
Some five animals tumbled onto the roadway as he traveled about 13 miles through Glenoma, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Troopers called just before midnight said one cow died and four were loose, Trooper Ryan Tanner said today.
Morton Police Chief Dan Mortensen said the driver was pulling a stock trailer with load of cows and apparently both doors came open somewhere around Kiona Road west of Randle.
He didn’t know the extent of their injuries.
There were no reports of other motorists colliding with the cows.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter