Delta police were led on a chase yesterday – by a Boston Terrier.
The dog had escaped out of a backyard and was spotted by Const. Terry Sansregret, of the department’s traffic unit, on Highway 10 westbound in the 6200-block running on the road, police said in a press release.
“I blocked traffic and I, along with another motorist tried to grab him on foot,” said Sansregret in the release. “My concern was that he was heading for the busy intersection of Highways 17 and 10.”
The terrier evaded their attempts and eventually started down 17A toward the tunnel, eventually using the HOV lane.
Sansregret said the dog did make an effort to leave the HOV lane, actually trying to jump to medium to cross the road.
“Luckily he was too short so he continued on toward Highway 99 at a good clip,” he said. “I kept traffic back, trying to take up all three lanes. Another motorist tried to corral the dog but he slipped away. Finally, another motorist was able to stop ahead of me and we managed to safely capture the runaway.”
Sansregret said it was a team effort to capture the runaway.
Police noted the dog was taken to the Delta Community Animal Shelter and was eventually reunited with his owners the same day.
