Runaway kangaroo temporarily shuts down highway in Alabama

CNN A runaway kangaroo temporarily shut down a portion of an interstate highway in Alabama on Tuesday as state troopers and the animal s owner attempted to remove it from harm s way The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency commented part of the southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate in Tuskegee around miles east of Montgomery in central Alabama were closed after the kangaroo interrupted traffic and caused two vehicles to crash The kangaroo was not injured in the crash the agency mentioned in a Facebook post It is unclear if any drivers were hurt CNN has reached out to ALEA and the Macon County Sheriff s Office for further details Troopers and the animal s owner were able to recover the animal and the roadway was reopened law enforcement revealed in a announcement When somebody revealed there was a kangaroo of lesson I didn t believe it and nobody concluded it But I m looking at him Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson declared in a Facebook live video as the animal was captured We see a little bit of everything here he explained Brunson s video captured the kangaroo moving slowly on a hill by the highway moments after it was shot with a tranquilizer It later shows the animal s owner carrying the kangaroo down from a hill and into a car The kangaroo s name is Sheila the animal s owner Patrick Starr reported the Associated Press Starr s family runs a pumpkin patch and petting zoo but Sheila is just a pet Starr stated She s back home safe She s up She s not sedated anymore She s eating She s drinking She s not injured Starr notified the AP Sheila was treated by the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine he added