6 horses dead, 2 motorists hurt in crashes

Associated Press

COVINGTON, OHIO

More than three dozen horses escaped from a western Ohio farm and caused a series of crashes early Friday as they wandered on dark, rural roads, leaving three people injured and six horses dead, authorities said.

At least five crashes were caused by the roaming horses beginning about 3:30 a.m. near Covington, north of Dayton, Miami County sheriff’s officials said. Most of the estimated 40 horses that got loose were rounded up by later Friday morning.

Two drivers injured in the crashes were taken to a hospital and expected to recover. There was no word on the extent of the injuries to the third person.