(La Porte, IN_ - A motor vehicle actually hit two cows outside La Porte last week. David Keeton, 60, of LaPorte was westbound on Indiana 2 about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, according to a report by La Porte County Police released on Monday. He swerved to avoid a cow on the two lane highway at 400 West but struck the side of the animal with his 2016 Nissan Rogue, police said. He then struck another cow more toward the center of the animal.
Despite heavy damage to the vehicle, police said the driver was not injured.
The cows were among a dozen or so head of beef cattle that escaped from a farm beside the highway. Owner Heather Kessler said the heifers somehow escaped from their pen through a sliding door on the side of a barn.
Kessler said one of the cows struck by the vehicle died quickly. The other cow had some bruising and bleeding on its head but was “otherwise fine,” she said.
Kessler said about 75 head of cattle, including bulls and calves, are kept right now at the farm which used to be owned by Les Craft. Craft sold the property in 2019 and took his cows to another farm in Montana to realize a longtime dream of being a rancher in Big Sky Country.
