Struck Dog Survives Wedged in Car Grille for 55 Miles

Faline · #1 ● 11-21-2013, 04:59 PM

ITAPETINGA, Brazil — Cats may have nine lives, well an extremely lucky dog in Brazil apparently has at least two.
According Brazil's Globo G1, the dog was in the middle of a road near Itapetinga, Brazil when it was hit by a car. The driver claims he saw the dog, swerved to avoid hitting it, but heard a "thud" as he came upon the dog.
But driver Julia Cesar Siqueria kept driving, knowing he had hit an animal, "'I was traveling at speed and knew it could have survived the collision, so I kept driving."
What Siqueria didn't know was that the poor dog was actually wedged in his car's front bumper grille.

It wasn't until Siqueria arrived at his destination 55 miles away that he noticed passers-by frantically waving him down to alert him.
Rescuers were shocked to find the female dog still alive and conscious. Firefighters and a vet were able to pry the mixed-breed out of the car and take it to a local clinic. Amazingly, the animal was found to only have a broken leg.
The dog has been named "Vitoria," which means "victory" in English, after the name of the town where she was rescued.
Siqueria has reportedly agreed to pay for the dog's treatment.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/hit-do...5-miles/nbzYx/

Kanda444 · #2 ● 11-21-2013, 05:24 PM

poor thing!! wow, what a fucking ride that would have been!!

Blewvane · #3 ● 11-21-2013, 09:15 PM

He knew he hit it but didn't stop to check if it was dead? What a cock sucker, i hope a similar thing happens to him.

Megamel29 · #4 ● 11-21-2013, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Blewvane ↗

He knew he hit it but didn't stop to check if it was dead? What a cock sucker, i hope a similar thing happens to him.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. The article says he thought the dog could have survived but kept going? What a dick!

This is also why people shouldn't let their pets out unsupervised. I hope the dog finds a good home.

Jere · #5 ● 11-22-2013, 12:55 AM

... he looks comfy

Shakey · #6 ● 11-22-2013, 09:17 AM

Poor dog. Probably the best thing that's happened to her though.

Pyramid_Head · #7 ● 11-22-2013, 08:31 PM

At least she was hit by good person who is paying for the treatment. I would have stopped and seen if the dog was hit alive, so the 55 mile thing wouldn't have happened.

**kellyhound** · #8 ● 11-24-2013, 01:30 PM

what a prick as he knew it was a dog he had hit. lucky it survived

rapeWhistle · #9 ● 11-24-2013, 09:16 PM

Probably more damage to the FIAT than the dog.

Struck Dog Survives Wedged in Car Grille for 55 Miles

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