Why did the ducks cross the road in the Florida trailer park?

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A Largo man slowed down for a speed bump, then quickly accelerated toward nearly a dozen ducklings playing in a shallow puddle in the middle of the road and intentionally ran over three of the birds, according to police.

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Police said it happened at 7:58 p.m. in a mobile home park located at 7501 142nd Ave. N. in Largo. Two of the ducklings died at the scene and a third was taken to a vet hospital with broken bones. "My daughter comes running over to the porch carrying one of the ducks bleeding all over the place," said Simmons. "I'm just hoping that that one little duck is going to be OK." James Clairmont, 56, was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge. Clairmont told police there were never any ducklings in the road but was unable to explain the blood and feathers on his tires, according to the arrest report.

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Police noted that Clairmont appeared to be highly intoxicated two hours after the incident with slurred speech and an odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from him. Clairmont was released from the Pinellas Jail on a $5,000 bond on Monday. Spectrum Bay News 9 tried contacting Clairmont at his mobile home located one street away from the scene, but nobody came to the door. However, a mother duck could be seen in the area with eight ducklings following her.

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