Report of kangaroo on I-580 turns out to be 'enormous' raccoon

CHP Oakland received reports of a kangaroo on I-580 in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2017. The alleged marsupial turned out to be an enormous raccoon. CHP Oakland received reports of a kangaroo on I-580 in Oakland on Aug. 2, 2017. The alleged marsupial turned out to be an enormous raccoon. Photo: Raimund Linke/Getty Images Photo: Raimund Linke/Getty Images Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close Report of kangaroo on I-580 turns out to be 'enormous' raccoon 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

California Highway Patrol received an unusual roadkill sighting on Wednesday afternoon: A concerned citizen reported a smushed kangaroo on I-580 in Oakland.

Upon arrival, the officers were greeted not by an escaped zoo animal or a far-traveled marsupial, but an "enormous raccoon," says CHP Officer Matthew Hamer, who estimated the critter weighed about 25 pounds.

A CHP officer dutifully scraped the fallen coon from the asphalt and delivered it to the local morgue for a proper roadkill sendoff.

Less than an hour later, CHP Oakland tweeted about "another reported kangaroo on the side of I-580." It wasn't a raccoon, but a fawn fallen beside the center divide. According to the tweet, Caltrans promptly "cleared Bambi from the roadway."

Said Hamer: "Traffic was only minimally impacted."

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