So we nearly hit this poor guy, I made my fiancé stop so I could move him out of the road… but what kind of turtle is he? My Google searches were inconclusive despite my best efforts 
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Can you say roughly what province, region or state you were in? It looks like a painted or map turtle by my roughest guess but I don’t live where those do so I’m not familiar enough to make more than a vague guess.
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To me it looks like a red-eared slider, based on the shell patterning/shape. Would be much easier to confirm if not tucked in.
Edit: Looking at a list of species, it’s also possible it could be an Eastern river cooter.
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Looking at picture online I agree it looks like a red-eared slider.
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Definitely a red ear slider. I used to own a few when I was younger
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Does is have red sides on head?
If not looks like a yellow belly…
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OP’s location is Indiana, if they were driving in state, yellow belly sliders are not native there.
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Oh! Yes, I live in Indiana. Somehow didn’t think to include that 
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