Troopers have to respond to many different types of calls, some dangerous, others rewarding. Both happened at once Tuesday morning on Florida's Turnpike.
Trooper Julio Velez rescued a bald eagle in St. Cloud.
The eagle flew into the path of a Jeep Cherokee traveling northbound on the Turnpike near mile marker 230, troopers said. The eagle struck the windshield and was stunned.
Velez rescued the eagle and placed it in his patrol car until animal rescue arrived.
The eagle is now recovering at the Birds Of Prey Center in Maitland.
The driver was not injured.
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