ENID, OK -- An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal — a really big one. An elephant that escaped from a nearby circus collided with the couple's SUV Wednesday night when it ran across a rural highway in Enid, about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City.
Police say the 29-year-old elephant had escaped earlier that night from the Family Fun Circus at the Garfield County Fairgrounds. The couple weren't injured in the crash, but police say the elephant had a broken tusk and an injured leg.
Authorities say the elephant's tusk tore a hole in the SUV's sheet metal.
After the crash, the elephant was taken to a veterinary school for an exam. Dr. Dwight Olson says the elephant doesn't appear to have serious injuries.
Webmaster Ted: I can hear the front-seat conversation now. "Honey, you need to slow down. I know you want to get home soon to watch the World Series, but you never know what's going to jump out in front of you." "Oh, you worry too much. I can't think of anything that would jump out on the road that could hurt this car."
Police say the 29-year-old elephant had escaped earlier that night from the Family Fun Circus at the Garfield County Fairgrounds. The couple weren't injured in the crash, but police say the elephant had a broken tusk and an injured leg.
Authorities say the elephant's tusk tore a hole in the SUV's sheet metal.
After the crash, the elephant was taken to a veterinary school for an exam. Dr. Dwight Olson says the elephant doesn't appear to have serious injuries.
Webmaster Ted: I can hear the front-seat conversation now. "Honey, you need to slow down. I know you want to get home soon to watch the World Series, but you never know what's going to jump out in front of you." "Oh, you worry too much. I can't think of anything that would jump out on the road that could hurt this car."
