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Update: Driver ‘possibly fell asleep’ before Clermont chicken truck crash, authorities say
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A truck carrying live chickens crashed on Main Street in Clermont Wednesday morning, June 17, 2026, according to authorities and an eyewitness. - photo courtesy of Laura Jernigan.
A truck driver hauling live chickens apparently fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a utility pole in Clermont early Wednesday morning, overturning his truck and scattering chickens across a roadway and nearby property, according to authorities.