Must-see video: Little dog leads firefighters on 7-minute chase on DC interstate

Author: WJLA via CNN Wire
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Astro the Shih Tzu-Poodle mix (Photo: Liyah Young via WJLA/CNN Wire)

A harrowing scene unfolded on I-495 in Washington D.C., on Friday involving a wayward Shih Tzu-Poodle mix named Astro, a dog that Montgomery Fire and Rescue Captain Don Yingling would like to rename.

Yingling says, “They should have named him Rocket. Oh yeah, he was extremely fast. We’re in pretty good shape and he outran me.”

The 7-minute chase began after Astro’s owner was involved in a crash on the interstate, and a startled Astro hit the road.

 

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