Semi spills 40,000 pounds of raw chicken after crash on I-75 in Lee County

Reporter: Michelle Alvarez Writer: Paul Dolan
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Scene of the crash. CREDIT: WINK News

A video shows dozens of boxes containing raw chicken mangled in the brush and debris following a semi-truck crash in Lee County that left the driver with traumatic injuries.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver had an unclear medical episode leading to the crash occurring near mile marker 124 on Friday.

Rescue workers had to extricate the driver from the mangled truck cab that ended up in the woods. The driver was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

The video shows raw chicken wrapped in plastic with boxes stacked high atop one another all around the crash site. Some boxes even ended up near a body of water down the hill from the crash site.

According to TheHumaneLeague.org, an average chicken weighs 5.7 lbs. That means it’s possible that about 7,017 chickens were contained in that packaging.

In a bizarre coincidence, Jan. 5 happens to be National Bird Day.

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