Commuters in South Carolina got to sit in more traffic than usual on Friday, June 27th, for an unlikely reason: a pig was spotted running down the state’s busiest interstate. ABC News shared frantic and funny footage of two South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers chasing a pig running in the middle of the interstate.
Watch on to see how troopers were able to save the pig from being hit. The music accompanying the video is pretty funny! Fortunately, after a short foot chase, the pig was rescued without injury, and the troopers were able to get traffic moving again.
@abcnews Frantic footage captured the moment two South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers saved a pig from the middle of the state’s busiest interstate. After a short foot chase, the pig was rescued without injury and the troopers were able to get traffic moving again, authorities said. #southcarolina #pigs #animals
A pig running down the interstate isn’t something that you see every day! Commenters had fun with their comments and left more than 1,500 of them about ABC News’ video.
@Pochita joked, “Honestly, they shouldn’t be playing tag in the middle of the interstate, that’s kind of dangerous LOL!” Another commenter wondered, “Why are they chasing the pig like it owes them money?! HA HA!”
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More About the Pig Running on the South Carolina Interstate
Channel 7 News WSPA reported on the event, “Troopers in Lexington County had received a call that gave them the chance to save someone’s bacon.” We see what they did there!
“Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol received a call about an animal in the road on Interstate 26, in Chapin. Troopers arrived on scene to find a pig sitting in the median.
After a short chase, Trooper Matthew Bullard managed to safely move the pig off of the road. He said that he grew up on a farm his entire life and grabbing pigs is something he’s used to.
The pig was rescued by a Richland County deputy’s family member, troopers said.”
Many commenters asked why the Trooper grabbed the pig’s leg in that manner, and in an update from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, Trooper First Class Matthew Bullard explained, “I’ve grown up on a farm my whole life. That was the easiest, safest way to grab that pig and just what I’m used to doing at this point.”
Both troopers got a kick out of the situation, with Corporal Clifton Nelson adding, “It’s one of the funniest calls that I’ve ever been on!”