Lucky red-tailed hawk survives I-5 head-on with SUV

“We saw it hit the bumper and then hit the grille,” Quakenbush said. “We were going about 70 (mph), so we figured it was dead.”

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Trooper Mike Hanson arrived to find a bird — stunned, scared and agitated. He put on a pair of thick leather gloves before grabbing the hawk, which he described as “a little feisty.”