“Yes, seriously.” The Hilliard Division of Police took to Facebook yesterday to alert locals of a road closure. This sort of thing happens all the time on I-270, Columbus, Ohio’s outerbelt. But it’s usually due to car accidents, not Highland cows.
“No bull.”
At 6:45 pm on November 17, police explained that 270 southbound from the Tuttle exit to the Cemetery Road ramp shut down. Drivers sat idling, most without any clue of the problem. An officer wearing a body cam walked between lanes, letting motorists know about Marigold, a “beautiful” but loose Highland cow.
Interestingly (well, at least to yours truly), I grew up driving this same stretch of 270. My dad’s shop, Auto Emporium, is in Hilliard. And while there were always cornfields in the area, we lived in a northwest suburb close to downtown.
Farm animals always existed far awayfrom my neighborhood. But, The Ohio State University is an Ag school, after all. Leave downtown, and rural living takes over real quick.
Ultimately, the Columbus Division of Police arrived to fetch the cow via its mounted unit. (That’s formal department speak for ponies, folks.)…