News Exercise #2

Chicken Truck Flipped: 30 Chicken dead. Chaos ensued on McFarland Blvd as a chicken truck flipped over on at 6pm on Wednesday. The truck made an illegal left turn and fell on its side, causing an 11 car pile up. The truck carried 300 chickens, 30 of them died and 40 of them are still missing. Sarah Bernell, 63, a retired kindergarten teacher caught in the middle of the accident said, “It was so hot out there I thought we might have fried eggs for dinner”. And “It was the biggest pile-up I’ve ever seen…but the worst part was the scream of the chickens. Those things sure do make a lot of noise, you know?” Clarence DiMotta, DCH Hospital’s spokesperson reported that the truck driver, Jeff Johnson, is in good condition though he suffered minor bruises and a possible broken ankle. His injuries will be compensated by his employer. DiMotta said that there were no serious injuries present in the other people affected by the accident. Carlton Fitzsimmons, the president of the Alabama poultry corporation said in a press conference that the company had a 700 dollar loss, but that all the chickens are insured for 10 dollars each. He also asked that if anyone sees one of the 40 chickens at loss to please give it back.