A passenger and a horse are dead after a driver struck them on the 15 Freeway in Norco. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
One person and a horse are dead after a car struck a horse on the 15 Freeway in Norco overnight.
The California Highway Patrol said it received several calls before 2 a.m. Sunday of a horse running around the northbound lanes of the 15 Freeway. Officers arrived at the scene, just south of Limonite Avenue, and learned a driver struck a horse that was on the freeway.
The horse was killed upon impact and a passenger in the vehicle died at the scene. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital in unknown condition.
The investigation revealed the horse was traveling in a trailer and somehow got out and onto the freeway. The driver who was transporting the trailer tried getting the horse back before it was hit by a car. He later called police and cooperated with them in the investigation.
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No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.
