MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Highway Patrol assisted with handling 17 cats and dogs after a van they were being transported in crashed in Manatee County on Wednesday.
At 1:17 p.m., FHP was dispatched to Interstate 275 at mile marker 9.5.
At the scene, FHP said they found a Chevrolet van registered to Friends of Strays Inc. that had been traveling north on the interstate when it appeared to suffer a mechanical issue. This resulted in the vehicle rotating counterclockwise and entering the east shoulder of I-275.
The left rear of the van crashed into the concrete barrier wall before coming to a stop…