Can roo believe it?
A runaway kangaroo led cops on a wild pursuit after the hopping fugitive escaped from its enclosure and caused a two-car crash that shut down parts of an Alabama highway Tuesday afternoon.
The marsupial, named Sheila, was spotted bounding along Interstate 85 in Macon County between Tuskegee and Auburn when two cars attempting to avoid the bouncing roo collided just before noon, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“When somebody said there was a kangaroo, of course I didn’t believe it, and nobody believed it, but I’m looking at him,” Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson said in a Facebook live video.
“I’ve never seen anything like it. We had a bear a few years ago, but never a kangaroo. You never know what you’ll see in Macon County.”
The motorists, along with the kangaroo, were not injured in the crash.
Another video shared on social media showed the playful marsupial casually hopping throughout the busy roadway – which was shuttered for roughly three hours as police worked with Sheila’s owner to catch the large animal, authorities said.
The elusive kangaroo was eventually tranquilized on a grassy hill next to the interstate, with Brunson’s video showing owner Patrick Starr carrying the sedated animal to his car.
Starr said Sheila, his personal pet, was treated at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine before she was safely returned home, where she is eating and drinking normally after her eventful day.
“She’s a sweet pet,” Starr said, whose family owns a pumpkin patch and petting zoo.
“I’m glad she’s back home, and I’m glad everybody slowed down a little bit.”
With Post wires.
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