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Bear killed crossing Interstate 95
Posted: November 24, 2010 - 12:23am

From Staff

A bear crossing Interstate 95 about five miles south of International Golf Parkway was killed early Tuesday when it was hit by a southbound pickup truck.

Camille Henderson Poirier III, 37, of Hastings was not hurt in the 12:45 a.m. collision with the bear that was crossing the highway from the west, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The bear continued across the road and about 400 feet into the woods, where it died. Poirier's Chevrolet truck had to be towed from the scene, said Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper.

-- From Staff