SUSANVILLE, Calif.(KNX) – A California Highway Patrol officer had quite the run-in with a cow.
CHP's Susanville division posted the dashcam footage of the interaction on its Facebook page Thursday. Footage showed the cow charging toward Officer Brandon Pratt as the two ran off camera before Pratt appeared back on camera without the cow.
Cow Chases CHP OfficerHoly Cow!! Our Officer Pratt caught on camera one of the many dangers we face on a daily basis here in rural northeastern California. Susanville CHP regularly handles calls of large animals that are outside of fenced areas and are threatening our motoring public by walking into the highway. This meat locomotive decided it had enough of being told what to do. Fortunately Officer Pratt escaped relatively unscathed! Remember to always buckle up, never drink and drive, and call CHP to handle those pesky cows that are outside their fences.
Posted by CHP - Susanville on Thursday, December 23, 2021
Bruce Thuelchassaigne, a spokesperson for the CHP Susanville division, told the Los Angeles Times Pratt was trying to get the cow off the side of the highway when the cow gave "glancing blow" to Pratt's shoulder.
"The cow was pretty mad," he told the L.A. Times. "It put its head down and went to throw him up in the air."
Pratt did not have any major injuries from the incident, officials said.
