Whoa, Nellie: Spooked horse takes full carriage on a wild ride in downtown Salt Lake City

Spooked horse takes family on wild carriage ride

SALT LAKE CITY — Talk about a wild ride.

A spooked horse pulling a carriage with seven people aboard took off through downtown Salt Lake City and didn’t stop until it crashed through a police officer’s bicycle and ran into a parked car.

Jami Rodriguez and her family from Idaho Falls, Idaho, boarded the carriage at around 10 p.m. Saturday. She says the horse soon broke into a trot and finally a run. They initially thought the horse was supposed to be running but then realized it wasn’t part of the show.

The carriage clipped a bank building and ran over the bicycle of a police officer who tried to help. After several blocks, the horse finally ran into a car.

No one was seriously injured. The horse also didn’t appear to be seriously harmed.

Information from: Deseret News, www.deseretnews.com