Hog wild! Pigs everywhere after semi crashed in Watertown, spilling 83 of the animals

WATERTOWN -- Several dozen pigs were loose in Watertown Tuesday, July 18th after a semi crash.

The semi tipped, taking out a power line, and spilling the pigs -- 83 of them! A dozen of the pigs died as a result of the crash.

It happened Tuesday morning on County Highway A in Jefferson County.

The below photos were shared with FOX6 News by John Turner, a viewer who lives nearby. You can see, pigs were everywhere!

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We're told the pigs were on their way to the nearby Johnsonville plant.

The semi's driver was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be OK.