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Search teams on Friday, March 6, 2015, fanned out over Irondale in search of Lucy, a mixed-breed dog who escaped during a 14-vehicle crash on Interstate 459 on Thursday.

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A dog who escaped from her owner during Thursday's 14-vehicle crash along icy Interstate 459 in Irondale was found during a massive search today.

Lucy, a beagle and lab mix, was found just after 2 p.m. today under Interstate 459 at Ratliff Road, said Irondale police Det. Michael Mangina. The dog spent a chilly night on the run, but is back safe with her owner and appears to be OK.

Lucy escaped from her owner, Ashley Piper, when Piper's car was involved in the wreck on I-459 southbound near I-20 around 3:25 p.m. Thursday, Piper's cousin Shanone Emmack said Thursday. Piper was trying to get Lucy out of the car to avoid being hit by other cars that were sliding on the ice, Emmack said. Lucy slipped out of her collar and ran across the highway.

Searchers, including Irondale police, met this morning at 9 a.m. at Starbucks on Montclair Road for a briefing and then fanned out in search of Lucy. One of the searchers found her at 2:10 p.m. under the I-459 overpass.