CAR KILLS HORSE ON FREEWAY RIDER THROWN OFF BEFORE ANIMAL WANDERED INTO TRAFFIC.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer BURBANK - A horse that threw its owner and wandered onto the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. during rush hour Monday morning was struck by a car and killed, stalling westbound traffic for more than two hours, authorities said. Calvin Galliano of Mendecino was thrown from his horse, a 7-year-old Tennessee walking horse Tennessee Walking Horse or Plantation Walking Horse Breed of light horse with a distinctive, easy-to-sit gait, the running walk. It was developed for touring U.S. Southern plantations. It averages 15.2 hands (61 in. named Whiskey, early Monday near the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Equestrian Center, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Los Angeles County Animal Control Officer Michael Blake. The driver of the car, a 42-year-old Glendale resident, escaped injury, although the 1983 Toyota Tercel The Tercel was Toyota's entry-level vehicle in North America during the 1980s and 1990s. The Tercel was slotted between the Corolla and the Starlet, and was meant to offer basic affordable transportation while introducing young buyers to the Toyota brand. was badly damaged in the crash which occurred about 8 a.m. ``This is highly unusual,'' said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Vince Bell. ``The equestrian center has been adjacent to the freeway for years, and it's the only incident I remember where a horse got on the freeway.'' Whiskey died from the impact of the crash and remained in freeway lanes until about 10 a.m., when a truck equipped with a hoist lifted the animal to the freeway shoulder. All freeway lanes were reopened at 10:21 a.m. ``It's very sad,'' said Larry Gimple, director of events for the equestrian center. ``We're very happy the rider wasn't hurt and the driver of the vehicle wasn't hurt, because that could have been tragic as well.'' Galliano was riding on a trail near the equestrian center when Whiskey saw a coyote coyote (kī`ōt, kīō`tē) or prairie wolf, small, swift wolf, Canis latrans, native to W North America. It is found in deserts, prairies, open woodlands, and brush country; it is also called brush wolf. and bucked him off, Blake said. The horse then ran through a fence opening and onto the freeway. Whiskey was being boarded at the equestrian center, which has operated beside the freeway and across from Griffith Park for 22 years. Officials there said they knew of no similar incident. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Calvin Galliano, center, of Mendocino is comforted after his horse was killed Monday on the Ventura Freeway in Burbank. (2) This opening in the fence was wide enough for Whiskey, a 7-year-old Tennessee walking horse, to run through Monday morning before he was hit by a car. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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