Owl Saved After Being Struck By Vehicle During Morning Rush Hour
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Authorities were able to save an owl that was likely struck by a vehicle in Anne Arundel County Wednesday morning.
Maryland Natural Resource Police report the owl was found during morning rush hour, along eastbound MD-100 at Arundel Mills Blvd. in Hanover.
Motorists began reporting the owl to police, and an Anne Arundel County detective then stopped and held the owl in his patrol car until a NRP officer arrived to take it to a veterinarian.
Rescued from rush-hour traffic on Route 100 at Route 10: a Barred Owl, likely stuck by a vehicle. @MDNRPolice Cpl. Lathroum & a @AACOPD detective pulled to safety. On its way to a vet/rehabber. #ThisIsOurOffice pic.twitter.com/pea10T7nNf
— Maryland NRP (@MDNRPolice) January 10, 2018
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