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Ohio crash leaves scared pet monkey atop pole

The Columbian
Published: July 13, 2010, 12:00am

MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Police say a truck crash in Ohio left animal carcasses all over a road and the driver’s pet monkey stranded atop a utility pole.

The State Highway Patrol says the truck was hauling carcasses for a meat processing plant late Monday afternoon. The patrol says the truck flipped over while going into a curve on a local road in northeast Ohio’s Medina (meh-DY’-nuh) County. The frightened monkey scampered up the pole after the accident.

Troopers say the truck driver was OK. The monkey had to be coaxed down from its perch.

The meat plant sent another truck to pick up the carcasses. State and county highway crews were sent to help clean up the mess.

No charges have been filed. The crash is still being investigated.

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