HAYFIELD, Minn. – A truck with a semi-trailer hauling 170 hogs to market overturned on State Highway 56 1about 10 miles south of Dodge Center. Injured so badly they needed to be euthanized were 43 animals. The carcasses were loaded on a roll-off dumpster. The driver was uninjured. The surviving hogs were transferred to another trailer to continue their trip. Yhis was about 4:25 p.m. near the 680th Street intersection. About eight gallons of diesel fuel was lost and needed cleaned up. State troopers closed both lanes to clear debris. The trailer was operated by Masching Transport of Hayfield for Sleepy Eye-based Schwarts Farms.
