Shoes Dumped On Highway

MIAMI (AP) - Thousands of shoes were dumped on a Miami
expressway causing significant traffic delays.
Lt. Pat Santangelo says the Florida Highway Patrol received the
report during rush hour Friday morning. A private contractor
brought a front-end loader and a dump truck to the half-mile
stretch of highway. Workers were able to clear at least one lane
after a short time by sweeping all the shoes to shoulder, but
delays were expected to last until all the shoes could be removed.
Santangelo says the shoes appear to be used, and most were tied
together in pairs. He says he's looking for a charity to take the
shoes, rather than sending them to the dump.
Santangelo says he's not sure where the shoes came from. There
were no signs of a crash, and no one stopped to claim them.

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