Autopsy: Ohio man died of head trauma
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An Ohio man killed in a crash last week on Interstate 80 that also killed three greyhounds died of massive head trauma rather than a heart attack, according to the autopsy done Saturday.
After the accident Thursday, friends and family said Francis Evans, 62, of Rayland, Ohio, might have had a heart attack, but that was ruled out by the autopsy, according to Davenport police.
Police say Evans was prescribed medications that could cause drowsiness. The accident occurred about 4:30 a.m. near the Division Street overpass of the interstate. Two teens, Evans’ grandson and a family friend, escaped serious injury in the crash.
Evans was driving a pickup eastbound pulling a specially made trailer for hauling racing greyhounds. Traveling from Oklahoma, the 30 dogs in the trailer were destined for a dog track near Kenosha, Wis.
The truck went off the road, and the trailer broke free and flipped at least once, allowing seven greyhounds to escape, according to police.
Meanwhile, a West Virginia state senator has been identified as the owner of 30 greyhounds involved in the accident. Sen. Mike Green, D-Raleigh, said the dogs, valued at about $5,000 each, are being held at farm near Dubuque, Iowa.
Green said the dogs were being taken to Wisconsin to compete in their first races.
(The Associated Press contributed to this article.)
Kurt Allemeier can be contacted at (563) 383-2360 or kallemeier@qctimes.com.
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