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A Vietnam War veteran was injured when his homemade, horse-drawn trailer was struck by a tractor-trailer in North Carolina.
Roger Howell travels the country with his two horses, his dog and all of his belongings.
Troopers said a tractor-trailer struck Howell's trailer, which was being pulled by his two horses on it on a highway just south of the South Carolina border, around 10 a.m.
Chopper 9 flew over the scene, where crews were cleaning up debris that was scattered all over the highway.
Howell was injured and was taken to a hospital but since has been released.
After Howell was released from the hospital, Channel 9 caught up with him at a nearby horse farm where his two horses were being cared for.
The Times and Democrat recently did a feature on Howell about how he set off from his home in Tennessee on a trip to Niagara Falls, New York.
Howell told the Times and Democrat that he was motivated to take the journey after receiving a terminal diagnosis from his doctor.
The Vietnam War veteran, who suffers from complications of Agent Orange exposure, told the newspaper he '"ust doesn't want to die on the porch."
