Pit-bull thrown off overpass
Murfreesboro, TN (US)Incident Date: Thursday, May 19, 2005
County: Rutherford
Disposition: Open
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A female pit bull dog critically injured after being tossed from an overpass onto Interstate 24 still managed to wag her tail before a state trooper had to put it down on May 19.
The dog was lying near the Hoover's Gap Road overpass between the Buchanan Road and Beech Grove exits, said Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Rick Smith.
"She was wagging her tail as bad as she was," Smith said.
Smith and sheriff's Deputy Debbie Creech found the dog about 3:30 p.m. lying on the gravel next to a guardrail after a driver called the sheriff's office to report she saw a man toss the dog at the 92-mile marker.
"Even though the dog was badly injured, it showed no aggression toward myself or the trooper and allowed us to pet it," Creech reported. "Due to its suffering, the trooper decided to go ahead and end its misery."
Smith said he hated to put the dog down.
"It was pretty sad," Smith said.
The dog didn't have a collar or any identification.
Smith said people who have information about the man and the dog are asked to call him at 741-2060, extension 3388. Callers may remain anonymous.
Supervisor Maria Schau of the Pet Adoption and Welfare Services said if the man didn't want the dog, he could have brought the animal to the shelter at 285 John Rice Blvd. instead.
The shelter is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
"We don't even know why he did it," Schau said. "It's a shame. We have no idea who did it."
She hopes people who know about the man's identity will call Smith and the man will be prosecuted.
"I think it's despicable," Schau said. "It makes you sick to your stomach." If you have information on this case, please contact:
Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Rick Smith
741-2060, extension
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