Current:Home > FinanceNebraska man pulled over for having giant bull named Howdy Doody riding shotgun in his car-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Nebraska man pulled over for having giant bull named Howdy Doody riding shotgun in his car
View Date:2024-12-24 00:44:55
A giant bull named Howdy Doody was spotted riding shotgun in a car down a highway in Nebraska this week in a viral incident that turned heads nationwide and prompted a written warning from police.
Lee Meyer was driving his modified Ford Crown Victoria sedan with his Watusi bull in the passenger seat early Wednesday, the Associated Press reported, when authorities got a call about the pair. Police in Norfolk, Nebraska, told News Channel Nebraska that they received a 911 report about a cow - thinking it would be a calf, "something small or something that would actually fit inside a vehicle." It wasn't until officers saw it in person that they realized how large it really was.
The news station captured video of the officers performing the traffic stop – and Meyer's enormous horned co-pilot.
"The officer wrote him some warnings," Norfolk police captain Chad Reiman told the outlet. "There were some citable issues with that situation. The officer chose to write him a warning and ask him to take the animal back home and leave the city."
Meyer and Howdy Doody later returned to their hometown of Neligh, which is nearly 40 miles away from Norfolk. It wasn't clear why they made the drive.
Meyer's wife Rhonda told News Channel Nebraska that her husband got the bull eight or nine years ago and it has been his "friend and buddy" ever since. Despite getting pulled over, she said her husband has been fine and he thinks "he's a movie star."
It's not the first time Meyer traveled with his big bull. Howdy Doody was seen making a stop at a July 4th parade in 2019, Antelope County News reported.
Christopher BritoChristopher Brito is a social media manager and trending content writer for CBS News.
veryGood! (432)
Related
- Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to US House in Washington
- With Epic Flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the State’s Governor Wants to Know ‘Why We Keep Getting Hit’
- Kate Middleton's Brother James Middleton Expecting First Baby With Alizee Thevenet
- A Teenage Floridian Has Spent Half His Life Involved in Climate Litigation. He’s Not Giving Up
- Powerball winning numbers for Nov. 9 drawing: Jackpot rises to $92 million
- You’ll Roar Over Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s PDA Moments at Wimbledon Match
- Cue the Fireworks, Kate Spade’s 4th of July Deals Are 75% Off
- Elizabeth Holmes has started her 11-year prison sentence. Here's what to know
- ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ review: Darren Criss shines in one of the best musicals in years
- You’ll Roar Over Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s PDA Moments at Wimbledon Match
Ranking
- Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
- A new film explains how the smartphone market slipped through BlackBerry's hands
- A New, Massive Plastics Plant in Southwest Pennsylvania Barely Registers Among Voters
- Red, White and Royal Blue Trailer: You’ll Bow Down to This Steamy Romance
- Massive dust storm reduces visibility, causes vehicle pileup on central California highway
- Tell us how AI could (or already is) changing your job
- Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus
- Gen Z workers are exhausted — and seeking solutions
Recommendation
-
What to know about Mississippi Valley State football player Ryan Quinney, who died Friday
-
Texas Activists Sit-In at DOT in Washington Over Offshore Oil Export Plans
-
Inside Clean Energy: Three Charts to Help Make Sense of 2021, a Year Coal Was Up and Solar Was Way Up
-
Bachelor Nation's Jason Tartick Shares How He and Kaitlyn Bristowe Balance Privacy in the Public Eye
-
Jake Paul's only loss led him to retool the team preparing him to face Mike Tyson
-
Montana banned TikTok. Whatever comes next could affect the app's fate in the U.S.
-
Why Beyoncé Just Canceled an Upcoming Stop on Her Renaissance Tour
-
A brief biography of 'X,' the letter that Elon Musk has plastered everywhere