Tallulah – A unusual single-vehicle accident early Monday morning ended with the loss of two mules.
Crystal Miller, 39 of Tallulah, was traveling on U.S. 129 around 6:15 a.m. when her Mazda collided with two mules that were inexplicably standing in the roadway. The impact killed both animals.
Trooper Ty Gibbs with the N.C. Highway Patrol stated that it was unclear how the mules – which had been housed at 2645 Tallulah Road for many years – escaped the fenced-in area where they were housed and were in the roadway.
Miller refused ambulance transportation to an area hospital, instead opting to independently travel to a medical facility for evaluation.