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Cow struck by a pickup in Union County

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April 3rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office says the driver of a pickup wasn’t injured, when his vehicle struck a cow early Sunday morning. Authorities say 21-year-old Ean Patrick Paxson, of Diagonal, was traveling southbound on the High and Dry Road at around 1-a.m. Sunday, when his 1991 GMC Sonoma hit a cow standing on the shoulder of the road, on the west-hand side.

The impact caused $4,000 damage to the pickup, which had to be towed from the scene. No citations were issued. The owner of the cow was not identified in the report.