Woman Injured When Turkey Strikes Windshield in Norton
NORTON (CBS) - A woman suffered minor injuries when a wild turkey flew into her car's windshield as she drove along Interstate 495 on Saturday.
The 6 p.m. incident shattered the windshield of the 2014 Toyota Corolla, and the turkey died.
The 30-year-old Saugus woman was treated at the scene for injuries sustained by flying glass, state police said.
The woman had been traveling in the southbound lane of I-495, north of Exit 9, when the turkey flew into her windshield, shattering the glass.
A towing company responding to the scene said Saturday's incident was the fourth call it had received this week for a turkey smashing into a car.
Saturday's incident was the latest report of a turkey smashing into the windshield of a moving vehicle on local roadways.
On Friday afternoon, a turkey smashed through the windshield of a Jeep as it traveled along the Mass Pike.
The 20-year-old driver, who suffered a few small scratches from the shattered glass, told WBZ-TV that the turkey had launched up from behind a guardrail and hit her Jeep just west of Exit 12 on the Mass Pike.