May 7, 2021
As Anthony Jackson drove across the San Jacinto Bridge on the Grand Parkway early Thursday, he hit and killed a wandering 300-pound alligator.
According to Montgomery County authorities, Jackson was traveling at the posted speed heading eastbound around 3 a.m. when he hit the 10-foot animal and dragged it under his vehicle for nearly a mile.
Jackson s car sustained some damage, but he was uninjured. A game warden authorized disposing of the reptile s body in the San Jacinto River.
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‘Burial by sea’: 300-pound gator hit, dragged for nearly a mile, then dumped into San Jacinto River
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A driver is likely going to have to file a unique insurance claim after his vehicle was damaged when he hit and dragged a 10-foot gator in Montgomery County.
Anthony Jackson was driving the posted speed heading eastbound on the Grand Parkway around 3 a.m. Thursday. As he was crossing the San Jacinto Bridge, he hit a 300-pound gator that was in the road and dragged it under his vehicle for nearly a mile, according to authorities.
Jackson was not injured, but the gator did not survive the crash, officials said. It was loaded onto a wrecker while officials waited for a decision from the game warden about what to do with the body.