Eleven Horses Killed in Wreck

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It seems like this is the second or third wreck I've read about in the last week.

The state veterinarian described the turnpike wreck that ended in the deaths of 11 horses Tuesday as horrendous but said it doesn’t appear the horse owner or trucking company did anything illegal.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the wreck happened about 6 a.m. Tuesday on the Turner Turnpike near the Interstate 35 exit when the driver apparently fell asleep.

Troopers issued a reckless driving citation to the driver, Christopher Dobbin, 28, of Missouri, Capt. Chris West said.

The driver told troopers he was hauling 30 horses.

"Our biggest concerns were that the horses that need to be tended to were tended to, and the ones that needed to be euthanized were euthanized,” Brewer said. "It went as well as it could have possibly gone considering the circumstances.”

The surviving horses were corralled into a trailer where they were examined by veterinarians and later released to the owner. They were taken to a private facility near Cushing for further care.

The highway patrol has not completed its investigation. The state veterinarian’s office said all horses were properly documented and were traveling on health certificates that allowed for transport from Missouri to Texas.

Yeah, I'm sure he was traveling to Texas. Through Texas maybe.