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Can roo judge it?
A runaway kangaroo led cops connected a chaotic pursuit aft the hopping fugitive escaped from its enclosure and caused a two-car clang that unopen down parts of an Alabama road Tuesday afternoon.
The marsupial, named Sheila, was spotted bounding on Interstate 85 successful Macon County betwixt Tuskegee and Auburn erstwhile 2 cars attempting to debar the bouncing roo collided conscionable earlier noon, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“When idiosyncratic said determination was a kangaroo, of people I didn’t judge it, and cipher believed it, but I’m looking astatine him,” Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson said successful a Facebook unrecorded video.
“I’ve ne'er seen thing similar it. We had a carnivore a fewer years ago, but ne'er a kangaroo. You ne'er cognize what you’ll spot successful Macon County.”
The motorists, on with the kangaroo, were not injured successful the crash.
Another video shared connected societal media showed the playful marsupial casually hopping passim the engaged roadway – which was shuttered for astir 3 hours arsenic constabulary worked with Sheila’s proprietor to drawback the ample animal, authorities said.
The elusive kangaroo was yet tranquilized connected a grassy elevation adjacent to the interstate, with Brunson’s video showing proprietor Patrick Starr carrying the sedated carnal to his car.
Starr said Sheila, his idiosyncratic pet, was treated astatine Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine earlier she was safely returned home, wherever she is eating and drinking usually aft her eventful day.
“She’s a saccharine pet,” Starr said, whose household owns a pumpkin spot and petting zoo.
“I’m gladsome she’s backmost home, and I’m gladsome everybody slowed down a small bit.”
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