The Park City Police Department says Bruno, its bomb-sniffing dog, responded to help Utah Highway Patrol clear the U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 80 interchange Tuesday morning.
During the incident, the department says Bruno leapt off of the U.S. 40 flyover and “sustained serious injuries.”
UHP Lt. Zach Randall said the investigation concerned “suspicious materials” found along the roadway, prompting widespread road closures.
Randall said troopers cleared the area with a second bomb-sniffing dog after Bruno was injured. The suspicious items were not dangerous.
“It seems like it was a battery charging system that fell off a vehicle and broke into pieces,” Randall said in a text exchange.
A PCPD press release says a medical helicopter transported Bruno to a Salt Lake City veterinary hospital for treatment.
“We know our community cares deeply about Bruno, and we will share additional information about his condition when we are able,” the department said. “Our thoughts are with Bruno and his handler as he receives the care he needs.”
Randall said roads around the junction of U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 80 began reopening at around 10:30 a.m.
I-80 had closed in both directions, backing up cars as far as Jeremy Ranch. U.S. 40 had been closed between I-80 and Quinn's Junction.
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