This raccoon got a new stripe — postmortem.
A city road crew in Memphis apparently painted a line right over a dead raccoon that was lying in the street, according to a report.
Richie EsQuivel told WREG he had to do a double-take when he saw the roadkill covered with a fresh line of white paint on the shoulder on Getwell Road.
He got out of the car and took a picture of the strange sight.
“The animal was maybe there for a few days by the looks of it. It’s pretty big and hard to miss,” EsQuivel told the outlet.
A spokesperson for the city said that crews will remove the dead critter on Friday morning.
“It’s funny how much attention the picture is getting,” said EsQuivel.
A curious citizen snapped a picture of a dead raccoon with a painted white line over it in Memphis. Richie EsQuivel“It’s kinda sad that they just striped over a dead animal. I would assume they have a street sweeper machine come through before they did a job that big, but who knows.”
