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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A police dog has been found after jumping out of his partner's patrol car and running away following a crash.
KTWO-AM reports (http://bit.ly/2gJKKof ) that Wyoming High Patrol trooper Scott Neilson, Kenneth Magrath of Thayne and K-9 Hunter were all hospitalized after a crash north of Afton. A news release says Neilson is still hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Neilson stopped on U.S. Highway 89 Wednesday to help a driver change a tire and had started to make a U-turn from a stopped position when he collided with a pickup truck driven by Magrath.
Hunter jumped out of the car and ran off. It was snowy and 15 degrees below zero, but troopers tracked Hunter for about three miles and eventually found him.
Magrath and Hunter were treated and released from medical care.
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Information from: KTWO-AM, http://www.k2radio.com/
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