Published March 28. 2017 05:03AM
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) - That mustang in the rearview mirror turned out to be a real horse running on a Northern California highway - followed by a mule.
Commuters east of San Francisco on Monday were stunned to see a white horse and a brown mule running across Interstate 680.Steve Burdo with Contra Costa County Animal Services says the animals broke through a fence about a mile away.The pair adhered to the vehicle code and used an on-ramp to get on the highway.Authorities shut down lanes shortly before 7:30 a.m. as motorists shot cellphone video and officers rounded up the four-legged fugitives.Burdo says the horse, a gelding named Striker, appears to have led the breakout. He says Hank the mule is more of a follower.
In this image made from a video provided byslimjanders a white horse and a brown mule run across Interstate 680 east of San Francisco on Monday, March 27, 2017. Steve Burdo with Contra Costa County Animal Services says the animals broke through a fence about a mile away. Authorities shut down lanes shortly before 7:30 a.m. as motorists shot cellphone video and officers rounded up the four-legged fugitives (@slimjanders via AP) Copyright - @slimjanders