Escaped kangaroo blocks Virginia highway after being chased by hunting dogs, officials say

Local law enforcement sprang into action Saturday morning after a kangaroo was spotted on a major highway in central Virginia.

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road near the unincorporated community of Arrington after receiving a report of a kangaroo blocking traffic. 

"You never know what you are going to see on a weekend in Nelson County!" the sheriff’s office wrote, sharing snowy photos of the unlikely highway hopper.