'Somebody lost their donkey': Animal gets loose on Chicago interstate

A donkey escaped from its trailer and started wandering on an interstate in Chicago.

CHICAGO — "I am in the middle of the expressway with a donkey," an Illinois deputy said Wednesday, agitated as she called for backup.

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The Cook County Sheriff's deputy was not referring to a driver on I-90. She was seeking help after a real donkey escaped from a trailer shortly before noon, WBBM reported.

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Body cam footage showed the deputy trying to coax the donkey, named Dusty, to the side of the road, away from vehicles barreling down the interstate, the television station reported.