Four-legged fugitives take free rein on a California highway
Posted March 27, 2017 7:00 am
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) - That mustang in the rearview mirror turned out to be a real horse running on a Northern California highway - followed by a mule.
Commuters east of San Francisco on Monday were stunned to see a white horse and a brown mule running across Interstate 680.
Steve Burdo with Contra Costa County Animal Services says the animals broke through a fence about a mile away.
The pair adhered to the vehicle code and used an on-ramp to get on the highway.
Authorities shut down lanes shortly before 7:30 a.m. as motorists shot cellphone video and officers rounded up the four-legged fugitives.
Burdo says the horse, a gelding named Striker, appears to have led the breakout. He says Hank the mule is more of a follower.
In this image made from a video provided by @slimjanders a white horse runs across Interstate 680 east of San Francisco with a brown mule, not pictured, Monday, March 27, 2017. Steve Burdo with Contra Costa County Animal Services says the animals broke through a fence about a mile away. Authorities shut down lanes shortly before 7:30 a.m. as motorists shot cellphone video and officers rounded up the four-legged fugitives (@slimjanders via AP)
The Associated Press
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