Texas Driver Crashes Into Giant 10-Foot Long Alligator
On 5/7/21 at 1:27 PM EDT
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, one driver on the Grand Parkway East on Texas Highway 99 ran into a very rude awakening.
A colossus alligator, measuring in at over 10 feet, was hit by a vehicle on the 6450 block North just after 3 a.m. The driver suffered minor injuries while the crash proved fatal for the alligator. The driver suffered minor injuries, airbags deployed, and the alligator did not survive, Steve Squier from Montgomery County s Sheriff s Office confirmed to
Newsweek.
The alligator was ultimately measured at 10-feet-3-inches in length, Squier said.
Driver hits 10-foot, 300-pound gator on SH 99 in Montgomery County article
It’s probably not something you thought you would have to worry about while driving: a 300-pound gator in the middle of the roadway.
A driver was traveling on SH 99 in Montgomery County early Thursday morning when he encountered just that.