Drivers in Eastern Nebraska got more than they bargained for when police pulled over a motorist transporting a massive bull riding shotgun in his car.
The unusual traffic stop was conducted by the Norfolk Police Division on Wednesday morning after they received a call informing them of a man heading eastbound on Interstate 274 with an animal on board.
“The officers received a call referencing a car driving into town that had a cow in it,” said Police Captain Chad Reiman. “They thought that it was going to be a calf, something small or something that would actually fit inside the vehicle.”
What police encountered instead was an enormous Watusi bull, named Howdy Doody, occupying pride of place as a passenger in the car. It turns out that the bull, whose breed can weigh up to 1,600 pounds, needed some modifications to the vehicle to fit in. To accommodate the animal, parts of the car’s body and windshield had to be cut away, and a platform was installed in the passenger-side area.
“The officer wrote him some warnings,” revealed Reiman. A sign with the words ‘Nebraska’s BIG RODEO Parade Best Car Entry’ was attached to the side of the vehicle and, unfortunately, the bull had already left its mark on the back window of the car with a fresh deposit.
As the motorist, Lee Meyer from Neligh was being questioned by one of the police division’s officers, bystanders gawked at the spectacle from a building across the street. There does not seem to be much enthusiasm for the motorcade, as it was obvious that the side of the car that held the bull was weighed down closer to the roadway.
It’s still a mystery as to what Meyer was planning to do with this unusual passenger and where he was taking him, but he was given a warning by the officer after the situation was addressed.
“As a result, the officers performed a traffic stop and addressed some traffic violations that were occurring with that particular situation,” said Reiman.
Hopefully, this will be the last we’ll hear of this bizarre traffic incident and motorists in the area can go back to worrying about the more traditional traffic violations.
