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Both were struck by passing vehicles in the southbound lanes Friday near the Wayne Motor Inn and Izumi Steakhouse just north of the Routes 80/46 cloverleaf, Wayne Police Detective Lt. Christian Wittig told Daily Voice.
It couldn't immediately be determined whether the black kittens -- each between 6 and 8 weeks old -- were alive or already dead at the time.
A police report filed by a witness with Wayne police on Saturday was forwarded to the county SPCA, which is handling the investigation, he said.
The witness supplied a photo of a 2010 Toyota RAV4 from which the kittens allegedly were thrown that had been shared throughout the weekend on Facebook. The registered owner lives in Vernon Township, records show.
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