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Horse valued at more than $100K injured in Dayton auto accident

DAYTON — A horse valued at more than $100,000 was injured during an auto accident Saturday morning on Wagner Ford Road.

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The horse was treated for a cut to the head and a swollen leg after a Chrysler PT Cruiser slammed head-on into the back of a trailer.

The driver crashed after over correcting to miss the pick-up truck hauling the trailer, police said.

After impact, the engine fell out of the PT Cruiser, resting on a sidewalk beside Kitty Hawk Golf Center almost 30 feet away from the scene.

Both drivers and two other horses inside the trailer were unharmed.

The injured horse was treated by a veterinarian at the scene while the other horses were moved into another trailer.

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Police arrested the driver of the PT Cruiser who is believed to have been intoxicated.

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