A four-legged fugitive led Florida Highway Patrol on an unexpected pursuit. NBC6’s Lena Salzbank reports
An athletic pup led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a foot chase in the lanes of Interstate 95 in Broward County on Monday morning before tiring out and turning herself in.
Chopper6 flew over the intense pursuit that completely shut down the highway on the exit ramp to Davie Boulevard, as FHP vehicles blocked traffic on either end.
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WATCH HEREFor several minutes the four-legged fugitive dodged troopers and civilians alike, appearing to enjoy breaking all the rules and oblivious to the danger of going for a joyride on I-95.
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In one moment, she successfully shook off two of her would-be captors, faking left and then right, and one of them dropped his phone in the process.
But eventually, the law caught up to the the fleeing canine when she, tongue out and panting, seeing herself caught between two good Samaritans and an officer, turned around and hopped into the back of the trooper's patrol car through its open door without further resistance.
FHP said the dog was taken to the Humane Society of Broward County, but it was not immediately clear how she came to be on I-95.
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Hopefully this highway hound can change her ways and keep her paws off the roadway.
