SLIDELL, La. (WHDH) — A five-pound chihuahua took an SUV on a dangerous drive while its owners were pumping gas last Friday.
A couple was putting gas into their SUV on Gause Boulevard in Slidell, Louisiana, when their dog inside the vehicle put it in reverse, according to Slidell police.
A surveillance camera captured the SUV rolling backwards across a four-lane highway before coming to a rest at the gas station across the street.
The owner sustained a minor injury while trying to chase down the vehicle, police said.
“It is a miracle that no one was seriously injured and that no other vehicles were struck during this incident,” the police department wrote on Facebook.
An investigation revealed that a mechanical issue allowed the transmission to change gears without someone pressing the brake pedal.
Police are urging pet owners to be cautious when leaving animals inside vehicles.
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