Officers with the Norfolk Police Division issued a warning to Lee Meyer after the 63-year-old Nebraska man drove his 2,200-pound steer in the passenger side of his car.
Reiman “just had to see it for myself because it seemed so unusual,” he told The Washington Post. He drove to the scene, where he found a fully grown, black-and-white dappled steer with long protruding horns riding shotgun in his owner’s modified Ford Crown Victoria sedan.
In Neligh, Neb., where the Meyers live, Howdy Doody has become a bit of a local celebrity through his appearances in parades — during which he’s often perched next to Meyer in the modified Crown Victoria. But in Norfolk, a city of some 24,000 residents, authorities considered the duo’s ride to be a safety hazard. After Meyer was stopped by police, he was issued a warning for vision obstruction and unsecured load. He was also asked to drive Howdy Doody home.
The 63-year-old retired machinist tinkered with his car, an old police cruiser, for a couple of months. He reinforced the floor, suspension and frame. He put a gate on the side and added a plexiglass barrier. Then came the finishing touches: miniature horns adorning the hood of the car and a plate reading “BOY & DOG.”Since then, Howdy Doody — whom Meyer bought when he was about 6 months old from a breeder in Ohio — has ridden shotgun to spots around Neligh.
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