Loose cow died after found wandering on road in New Jersey on May 22, 2015. (credit: CBS)
By Steve Beck
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — A loose cow who snarled traffic along a busy New Jersey highway Friday morning has died, police said.
The cow wandered onto the New Jersey Route 29 northbound ramp from I-295 south in Hamilton Township, Mercer County at about 9 a.m.
House of Meat in Trenton says the cow escaped from their facility.
Police and animal control officers were called to the scene in an attempt to corral the cow.
Chopper 3 HD was over the scene where it showed the cow on the side of the road near a guardrail.
Investigators did not immediately say how the cow died.