[Dailydrool] Missing dog that belonged to man killed in crash is found

[Susan Green]

PATERSON - In a heartening end to a tragic story, a dog that had been missing after escaping from a vehicle in a fatal crash on Interstate 80 Sunday was found Thursday on a city street, Paterson's chief animal control officer reported.

A resident reported a stray dog on Caldwell Avenue near McBride Avenue early Thursday afternoon, and a nearby city public works employee called animal control, said John DeCando, the animal control official. 

Animal control came and identified Bodhi, the 2-year-old basset hound mix belonging to victim John C. Everhart, 20, of Bethesda, Md., who died Sunday in the highway accident.  

"The tags are on, everything," De Cando said. "He seems to be in good health. This is unbelievable. This is a miracle, really."

The victim's father, Jay Everhart, said the family was back in Maryland for a memorial service and that a friend of John's would pick up the dog and bring him to Bethesda.

"We're very excited," Everhart said. "We were in New Jersey yesterday and everybody said, 'Don't worry, that dog will be found because people here really care about animals.' And they're right."
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