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Sheriff in Washington state rescues a fawn on a highway to safety

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13h

Benton County Sheriff Mike Clark with the assistance of bystanders and some of his deputies worked together to reunite a fawn with her mother and sibling on Monday morning when Sheriff Clark was on the highway that was close to...

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Police officer and strangers assist geese to get off of a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Jun

Thanks to the teamwork of Aberdeen Maryland Police Officer Buettner and several strangers who guided a flock of geese who were walking on Interstate 95 near the Maryland Route 24 interchange from traffic to safety on Tuesday...

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Beautiful Historic 'Jashore Road'

Md. Rakibuzzaman @MRRSPMMTZOWE3 (65) 28 Apr

Jessore Road is a historic 121-km international highway connecting Kolkata (Shyambazar) in India to Jashore in Bangladesh, passing through Dum Dum, Barasat, and the Petrapole border. Renowned for its ancient rain trees, this route...

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The reddish karabi flowers in the dividers look pretty

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 20 Dec

The dividers of the highways are decorated with karabi flowers. They are red or pink. they look beautiful. When we go for long drive we always avail the highways. There is lovely watering so the dividers look...

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Police officer rescues a child running on a street in Florida

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Oct

North Port Florida Police Department officers were dispatched on Wednesday October 8 when a child was seen running on a highway at night by himself after the child ran away from home behind his parents back despite their efforts...

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Deputies rescue a deer that needed to be rescued

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 15 Oct

Auburn Michigan Police Officers answered an emergency call on Monday afternoon when an auto a deer was hit by a car which caused the deer to be trapped between the narrow space between the north and sound lanes of a...

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Semi-truck accident spills applesauce on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Oct

Illinois State Police answered an emergency call of a semi-truck that overturned on Interstate 57 northbound in Franklin County on Monday overnight that spilled applesauce which closed the road for a few hours. A company named...

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Piglet jumps off a truck on a highway in Iowa finds a new home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Oct

A piglet that jumped off of a moving truck on Highway 100 in Cedar Rapis Iowa on Tuesday September 30 is grateful to be alive since animal rescuers from the Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control (CRACC) were able to rescue the...

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Tractor trailer accident in New Jersey spills candy on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 20 Sep

Firefighters from the Knowlton Township and Rescue Company answered an emergency call from concerned residents on Tuesday September 16 when a tractor trailer was traveling on Interstate 80 west hit another tractor trailer from...

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Deputy rescues an injured bald eagle on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Sep

A deputy in Vernon Parish rescued an injured bald eagle who was seen on Louisiana 28 West and Highway 465 on Thursday September 11. The VPSO deputy answered an emergency call from a driver who saw the injured eagle. VPSO deputy...

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Police officer in Ohio rescues a turtle that was walking on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 7 Sep

German Township Police Department Officer Stevens was on duty on Thursday September 4 when he saw a turtle walking on Ohio state highway 725. Officer Stevens I am sure did his act of kindness when he rescued the turtle named...

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Loose bison seen on a highway in Washington state

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 3 Sep

Officers with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) answered an emergency call about loose bison who escaped from their home in Elma Washington on Tuesday August 5. The loose bison blocked traffic on Highway...

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Truck accident in Washington state leaves a mess of cherries on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 26 Aug

Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) answered an emergency call on Monday July 28 when a semi truck accident overturned on Grant Road spilling cherries which caused both sides of the road to close for a few...

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Authorities remove an alligator that was blocking traffic on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Aug

Employees of the Florida Fish And Wildlife Conversation Commission answered an emergency call to remove a nine foot alligator from the Florida Turnpike in Miami-Dade County on the emergency lane on Friday July 25. The Florida...

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Indian Dhabas

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 28 Jul

Dhabas are mostly seen along highways, ideal for travellers. Each Dhaba is unique. I remember visiting a Dhaba on our way to Bengaluru where they served only chapatis I was amazed at the varieties that they had on their...

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Police officer saves a family that was stranded on a highway in Florida

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Jul

Thanks to the alert thinking of a Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer (JSO) named K. Waters who was maneuvering through a rainy day on Monday July 14 on a highway when the officer took action to use his patrol car's bumper on the rear...

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15 goats seen running on a highway in Maine

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Jul

Maine State Police officers in Falmouth Maine answered an emergency call on Saturday June 14 when 15 goats escaped from a trailer became detached from a vehicle while traveling north on the Maine Turnpike. The driver of the...

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Nevada State Trooper rescues a kitten that was running on a highway

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Jun

A Nevada State Trooper Officer (NST) Estrada answered an emergency call about a kitten that was seen running on the side of United States (US) Highway 90 on Wednesday June 11. Officer Estrada was able to rescue the kitten by...

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Truck accident on a highway in Washington state releases 14 million bees

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Jun

A tractor trailer truck that was involved in Whatcom County in Washington state that was carrying more than 70,000 pounds of honeybee hives that rolled over on Friday May 30 that caused more than 14 million bees to swarm around...

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Soybean powder spill accident on a highway in New York state

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Jun

Police officers in West Seneca New York went on social media on Tuesday May 27 to avoid traveling on Route 400 South near Transit Road after a tractor trailer had spilled soybean powder which had the West Seneca Police Department...

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