Video: Dog Runs Across Des Moines Interstate in Iowa
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At a glance
- Des Moines police and animal control officers captured a dog Thursday morning after it led authorities on a chase across Interstate 235, briefly halting traffic near the MLK...
- When the dog was spotted darting through eastbound lanes of I-235.
- The dog made its way onto the median before crossing multiple lanes of westbound traffic, dodging vehicles in what witnesses described as a daring maneuver.
Des Moines police and animal control officers captured a dog Thursday morning after it led authorities on a chase across Interstate 235, briefly halting traffic near the MLK Jr. Parkway exit.
The incident began shortly before 11 a.m. When the dog was spotted darting through eastbound lanes of I-235. Officers from the Des Moines Police Department and members of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa responded to the scene, attempting to corral the animal as it moved across the highway.