Pig Causes Pile Up In Collier County

FORT MYERS (CBSMiami/AP) – A pig on the run was responsible for an accident in Collier County which injured nearly a dozen people.

Gabriela Resendiz, 24, struck the pig Saturday night that was in the middle of the road, said the Florida Highway Patrol. Several other cars then hit her vehicle.

Resendiz was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Two others — including an infant — also received serious injuries. The FHP report says the other injuries were minor.

Charges were not immediately filed. FHP has not said where the pig came from.

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