They were on the highway to the cannonball.
Compassionate Cape May, when a New Jersey driver stopped crossing the road, the turtle caused a collision of three cars — and a rear-end chain . Officials said.
Don't let the driver brake and crush slow-moving creatures while driving at Stone Harbor, a famous hub at the intersection of the sea turtle nestingand the street on Tuesday , fire officials said in a Facebook post.
Then the car behind the car collided, and according to a Facebook post ofStone Harbor Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, a third car collided with both.
At Stone Harbor Boulevard, all three cars were badly damaged, but no one was injured.
"When you stop by for a turtle, make sure the driver behind you has time to stop," the department warned in a post. "We recognize the desire not to hit the turtle, but you and others are just as important."
The turtle crawls out of the salt swamp at Cape May, May 9 Often seen across the street in search of dry land during the month.