What did I make roadkill? Woodchuck? Wolverine?

[K_W]

What did I make roadkill? Woodchuck? Wolverine? Badger?

My wife and I driving past Coldwater, MI on our way back from vacation cruising to the state line at about a buck thirty when a woodchuck looking creature appeared running in the road in front of us, and popped out from under a truck ahead of us. The truck went over him, missing it by inches, but it froze completely still in my tire path after the truck passed and I had no choice being boxed in by a vehicle not too far behind and to my right by a car that spotted it too and also braked.

The poor thing was flat against the road but had its head raised, so it got a body rail or likely the trailer hitch right to the skull.

It looked like a groundhog but it was grey not brown and it moved really fast, until it didn't


Raw dash cam video... I did not have sound on... skip to 1:50 if impatient.
https://youtu.be/8hB5baTUEEc

Raw dash cam video... I did not have sound on... skip to 1:50 if impatient.
[video]https://youtu.be/8hB5baTUEEc[/video]

 

[hoosierdoc]

Looks like a groundhog to me

 

[johntheplinker]

Yep, groundhog. Shoulda stopped and picked him up, looks fairy young and them's good eatin'! Seriously, they are quite tasty.

 

[SMiller]

I thought a buck thirty was 130mph, are you referring to the mile marker?

 

[tetter]

That's a groundhog.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Has anyone said that's a groundhog? That's a groundhog.

 

[miguel]

Was he welcoming drivers to Michigan and in the wrong lanes?

[video=youtube;sekLEG8xsOs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sekLEG8xsOs[/video]

 

[Bigtanker]

I thought a buck thirty was 130mph, are you referring to the mile marker?

I don't think it's a mile marker. Coldwater is at the 12 mile marker on I-69 and US 12. Maybe he was sitting on five quarters and a nickle?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

That is a Marmota Monax

 

[K_W]

I don't think it's a mile marker. Coldwater is at the 12 mile marker on I-69 and US 12. Maybe he was sitting on five quarters and a nickle?

130 kph ~ 80mph

Thanks guys, what threw me off was I didn't know they could have grey coats, I've only seen brown ones.

 

[hopper68]

What did you use to record this?

 

[K_W]

What did you use to record this?

B40c no name Chinese dashcam.

Mine is the "supercapacitor" version. The supercapacitor version is supposed to last longer than the battery version and the cap doesnt have the potential to explode if overheated while sitting in a hot car on a summer day. The only trade off is it won't turn on and record if something hits your car while it's parked with the ignition off.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Box-Capacitor-GPS-Stealth/dp/B00TXR2P40

 

[SMiller]

This is america, we record speed as miles per hour...

 

[K_W]

This is america, we record speed as miles per hour...

I know, but kmph numbers sound faster.

 

[Bigtanker]

I know, but kmph numbers sound faster.

Yep. I only weigh 127!!!! #metricsystemrocks

 

[SkinNFluff]

I would have to say it look's like a Marmota monax.

 

[PistolBob]

Dead Whistle Pig fo sho...

 

[stephen87]

He was a groundhog. Only reason he was grey is because of his age. You saved him from being put in a retirement home.

 

[Bigtanker]

He was a groundhog. Only reason he was grey is because of his age. You saved him from being put in a retirement home.

He must be a Republican. Cause he kills old people.

 

[Hiker1911]

Caddyshack is gone!

Lately, the critters I've seen by the roadside are armadillos.