American drivers had to deal with a strange fugitive on December 5, 2023. They began a highway chase in New York, USA, to try to catch… a Chihuahua, USA Today reports. The scene was filmed entirely by a driver and broadcast by local media.
The owners of the dog, named “Bean,” said he ran onto the highway after being spooked by a pit bull. In the video, filmed by a driver's on-board camera, a woman can first be seen getting out of her vehicle and trying to block her path, without success.
Long minutes on the highway
The Chihuahua then made its way between the vehicles and continued on its course for several minutes before finding itself in the left lane reserved for public transportation or carpooling. In total, around twenty cars took part in the rescue operation. Motorists drove slowly alongside him to prevent him from returning to the highway and thus preventing him from being hit.
After a while, another driver got out of her car and started chasing him. “I saw this woman and wondered why she was running on the highway […] Then I saw the Chihuahua and thought, “Oh my God!” »said a nurse who had come to help them. She then overtook the dog and its pursuer and parked her car on her way.
He finds his owners
“The dog ran under my car and hid under my tire. Someone gave me a bag, I picked it up and put it in the car.”the nurse explained to ABC Chicago. “When I put him in the car he calmed down, he was shaking like a leaf.”, she added. Almost an hour after his rescue, the dog was finally returned to his owners, who had placed an ad with their contact details.