Police say a dog somehow put an SUV in reverse as its owners were pumping gas and rolled out into the road on the Northshore Friday.
Slidell police officials put the bizarre case in the "We Can't Make This Stuff Up" category when they made the announcement on Facebook Friday evening.
According to officials, a couple was pumping gas at a station on Gause Boulevard when their 5-pound Chihuahua managed to put the SUV into reverse.
The vehicle rolled across the four-lane highway with the dog inside, and eventually came to a stop at another gas station across the street.
Police officials said no other vehicles were hit and no one was seriously hurt, although one of the Chihuahua's owners was slightly injured while trying to chase down the SUV.
The Slidell PD's post received thousands of likes and hundreds of shares and comments.
"Cheaper gas across the street?" one commenter said.
"That little pup drives better than half the people in this town," one person added.
"So is the chihuahua being held for questioning?" one said.
It wasn't clear how, exactly, the miniature dog managed to maneuver the vehicle out of park, but police officials said video of the incident would be made available at a later date.
The case of the driving Chihuahua comes the week after another strange animal case on the Northshore, when someone's pig jammed up traffic on Highway 1082.
