Kearney Man Charged in Animal Abuse Case

Kearney Man Charged in Animal Abuse Case

Posted: July 14, 2009 11:37 PM

Updated: July 15, 2009 04:25 PM

A horse dragged for several hundred yards on the highway. Authorities say it happened here in central Nebraska. The driver was harged with Cruel Neglect of an Animal.

The Dawson County Sheriff's Department got the call around 11 o'clock on the night of July fourth. The crime spans three counties, as the driver made his way from Sumner to Kearney.

21-year-old Tyler Brockman was on his way home to Kearney, after a night at the rodeo in Sumner. He apparently was unaware that he didn't untie his horse and put him in the
trailer before taking off in his pickup.

David Jeffrey, an eyewitness, said, "My 16-year-old daughter and my 11-year-old son had to witness that, but it's also something that we couldn't turn a blind eye to."

Penny Jeffrey, an eyewitness, said, "Dave was driving and he inched out on the highway to get the guy's attention so he would stop and he was flashing his lights and honking his horn. The guy drove by us. He didn't notice."

The horse was dragged to death in front of their eyes.

"The horse was trying to keep up, but he was tied securely to the trailer and as we were
behind him, the horse went down and was dragging. It was dark and the horse had shoes on and sparks where flying everywhere and it was horrific. It was just horrific," said Penny.

They decided to pass him.

"I rolled down the window and was yelling and screaming my loudest at him and he just did
not pay any attention to us," added Penny.

They managed to edge in front of the truck and forced Brockman to stop.

"He got out of the truck and instead of running to the back of the trailer, he went to the hitch. And that was it. I just lost it. He was out of it. The horse was down and we figured he was
dead," said Penny.

The Jeffries then dialed 9-1-1. When Dawson County deputies got there, Brockman was gone. They contacted Buffalo County because they suspected he was intoxicated. Authorities there caught up with him and charged him with D.U.I. That same night, Dawson County deputies cited him with Cruel Neglect of an Animal.

Gary Reiber, Dawson County Sheriff, said, "The animal really has nothing to do. It's just like a
child abuse case. The child has no control over the situation whatsoever."

Two days later, authorities found the horse dead on a farm field eight miles north of Funk in Phelps County. Officials say Brockman works for the owner of the property.

The Jeffrey family is now waiting for justice.

"I just certainly hope he takes responsibility and admits he screwed up and takes steps to
make sure it never happens again," said David.

Brockman will appear in Dawson County Court on July 28th for his arraignment. If convicted on the animal cruelty charge, he could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Reporter's Notes by Jessica Phinney:

David Jeffrey said he went back to the scene afterward and estimates the horse was dragged 300 to 400 feet.

Horses run loose on 60 fwy Overturned Trailer

Horses run loose on 60 fwy. after accident in Industry

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on July 6, 2009 9:20 AM | Comments (2)

Horses were loose on an Industry freeway Sunday night after the trailer they were in overturned in a traffic accident, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The accident occurred about 10:40 p.m. on the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway at the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway, said CHP Officer David Porter.

It was unclear if any people or horses were injured, Porter said.

The trailer was being pulled by a pickup, he said.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known and it was unclear how many vehicles were involved, he said.

The right two lanes were temporarily closed, he said.

—From news services

2 Comments

By Rose Padilla on July 8, 2009 9:43 AM

Hi. I just missed the accident by five minutes. I saw the trailer on it's side, the back side exposed w/ two horses inside and they were not moving.(they looked dead) Gravel was heavily all over the first three lanes of the 605 frwy and the tires of the trailer were in the carpool lane and a small car bumper in the middle lanes.

Seeing the horses looking lifeless was haunting. I hope truly I am wrong and hopefully no people were injued also. I look forward to reading fresher updates to this accident.

By Janette on July 8, 2009 1:19 PM

My co-workers knows the person involved in the accident. And unfortunately, one horse was badly injured and had to be put down. The other horse did have one laceration, but he is doing fine now.

Note: How does somebody know how much a truck and pull?

Who is responsible to educate this person?

Why did this accident happen?

Why was he not charged?

Flipped trailer blocks traffic

Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 4:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.

HOUMA — Westbound traffic on U.S. 90 was partially blocked for nearly an hour and a half after a truck pulling a travel trailer jackknifed just west of the Chacahoula on-ramp this afternoon, police said.

Paul A. Kennedy, 44, of Oakdale, was driving a 1993 Chevrolet Silverado west, pulling a 29-foot travel trailer, when he drifted near the barrier wall during a left curve in the road. Kennedy overcorrected, overturning the travel trailer, which broke loose from the pickup. If the trailer had stayed connected, the truck may have flipped also, police said.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which was called in to police about 1:20 p.m., and no injuries were reported.

State Police remind drivers that vehicles should be of adequate size to tow large trailers.

The Silverado's gross-vehicle weight rating, which dictates the size of the load the truck is capable of hauling, was insufficient to tow the 29-foot travel trailer, according to trooper Gilbert Dardar, spokesman for State Police Troop C.

Kennedy was not cited in the crash.

Bee blamed in U.S. 460 Utility Trailer Accident..

Note: How fast was he going?

Was the trailer overloaded?

Did the trailer have a double axial? Then was it inspected?

Most often... an accident happens when a number of things go wrong to cause an accident.


To blame a Bee.... I just don't know...

Bee blamed in U.S. 460 accident near Lynchburg

By Dave Thompson

Published: July 7, 2009

A bee may have been partially to blame in a wreck that caused a landscaping truck to spill its load of wood on U.S. 460 Tuesday morning, state police said.

Trooper J.B. Murray said the truck’s driver, Luis Enrique Robles Santa Cruz, driving for Concord-based RSG Landscaping & Lawncare, told him a bee got into the truck’s cab around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, as he was driving west on U.S. 460 just east of Mount Athos Road.

Murray said the driver lost control of the pickup truck, causing the utility trailer it was pulling to fishtail and run off the road, spilling its load, and causing the truck to overturn.

Murray said Jason Reynolds, driving a Dodge pickup, slowed his vehicle to avoid the spilled wood, but was struck in the rear by Janelle Lewis, driving a Nissan Altima.

Robles Santa Cruz had a passenger in the truck with him and Lewis had two small children in the car, Murray said, but no one was injured.

Murray said the Altima and the Chevrolet pickup both sustained heavy damage due to the wreck, but damage to the Dodge pickup was minor.

Robles Santa Cruz and Lewis were both charged with reckless driving.

Camper trailer overturns on I-81 Trailer Disconnects

Posted June 30, 2009 | Copyright © The Northern Virginia Daily


Camper trailer overturns on I-81

STRASBURG -- A Florida man overturned his 12-foot Scamp camper trailer on Interstate 81 on Sunday, authorities said.

According to state Trooper E.S. Wadsworth, John Ehrman, 57, of Port St. Joe, ran off the right shoulder of the interstate while traveling south near Strasburg.

Ehrman overcorrected, which caused the trailer to disconnect from his 2005 Honda Element, Ehrman said. Both the Honda and the trailer ended up in the median, but the Honda stayed upright, he said.

No one was injured and no other cars were involved, Ehrman said. There was one passenger in the car.

Traffic was blocked briefly for about a mile while emergency crews cleared the scene.

Daily Staff Report

A tire blew out on the boat trailer

Published online 7/12/2009 12:34 AM

The Disaster Vacation' had its moments

For the sake of efficiency, I'll just run down the list of things that didn't go quite as planned.

* A tire blew out on the boat trailer near Emporia, and naturally, the tire tool in my truck didn't have the size I needed for the odd-sized trailer tires. With the help of a nearby farmer and his dog, we managed to pull off the tire. Surprisingly, I had a spare capable of holding air.

* A much-too-large boat cover apparently acts like a swimming pool liner and fills with water during a downpour. Lifting the water-filled cover is impossible without dumping water down the front of one's pants.

* The temperatures soared above 100 degrees and settled there for the bulk of the week. And for the first time I can remember, the wind absolutely would not blow at all - which converts an airy outdoor tent into something more akin to a pressure cooker.

* The dog, who insists on curling up inside the tent with the rest of the family, really likes squirrels. Apparently, a tent's window netting is not designed to withstand a lunging dog, bent on having wild game for breakfast. Thank goodness for duct tape.

* Here's an interesting bit of information: Cell phones stop working when dropped, even momentarily, into lake water. So do digital cameras, although a little baking in the 100-degree sun might recover the camera. Dead cell phones are good for poking things and cramming towels into crevices.

* If you like to read at night, don't use the bright white light on your headlamp to light your book. As I discovered, it attracts stinging and biting insects directly to your face.

* If, as I do, you have a teenaged daughter with you, take extra precautions to ensure she has constant access to a cell phone. Bring an extra charger - the one we had broke, thanks to a younger sibling convinced it could double as a lasso. I learned that teenage girls without a connection to the outside world are quite unhappy, yet quite vocal, people.

Despite the list of difficulties, the trip wasn't all bad. We discovered some beautiful lakes that we hadn't visited before, and learned that even challenging times aren't without the opportunity for some joking and laughing.

And there were some helpful people through all of this too: The farmer near Emporia and the Lyon County Deputy who stopped to help with the faulty tire; the Wal-Mart garage employee who helped me replace a damaged lug nut; the people at a tire store and Orscheln in Ottawa, who called all over town to help me find a replacement spare tire.

Oh, and the woman at La Cygne, who took one look at my sweaty and agitated children and decided to interrupt her day off so she could give us our cabin a day earlier than planned.

So in my book, the trip wasn't a total loss. And as my wife points out, of all the vacations we've taken over the years, this is the one to stand out in the kids' minds many years from now.

With a name like "Disaster Vacation," it's all the more likely.

Loose Horse Trailer A $250,000 Loss In Canada

By Victoria Carnaghan

The driver of a one-tonne pickup truck hauling a horse trailer was not injured after she rolled her vehicle west of Edson last week, but one of her barrel horses died in the accident.

Edson RCMP were called out to Hargwen Road last Monday night at about 11:30 p.m.

The 43-year-old female driver of the truck had lost control of her vehicle and entered the median, RCMP said. The force of the weight on the down slope unhitched the trailer and it rolled on its side.

Two barrel horses were trapped inside.

Bystanders were able to help free one of the horses from the trailer’s back door, but the other remained trapped and ended up dying from its injuries, police said. The driver was unhurt.

The cost of the damages, characterized as a “total loss,” were slightly more than a quarter million dollars, RCMP said.

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