Pet zebra triggers chaos in Rutherford County as it bolts down Interstate 24 less than 24 hours after arriving at its new Tennessee home. Deputies closed both sides of the highway while the striped escapee dashed through traffic before vanishing into nearby woods. “Zebra still unaccounted for,” authorities reported Monday morning.

Arriving Friday, the zebra’s wild sprint on Interstate 24 forced deputies to block traffic in both directions. As Tennessee pet law allows zebras with no permit, baffled motorists snapped photos of the equine fugitive as it disappeared into the forest, leaving authorities—and drivers—searching for stripes among the trees.

Zebras are legal pets in Tennessee, requiring no special permits for ownership.