STOCKTON (CBS13) – California Highway Patrol officers in Stockton say they encountered a wayward rider on Interstate 5 over the weekend.
The thing is, this man wasn’t just riding any old vehicle – he was on a “hoverboard.”
READ MORE: Boy, 8, Hailed A Hero After Discovering Baby Sister Unresponsive In PoolOfficers snapped a picture of the man on the shoulder of I-5 near Country Club Boulevard on Saturday night. The man can be seen on an electric hoverboard, the kind of device that went viral in 2015.
READ MORE: California Allowing Theme Parks, Ball Parks And Stadiums To Reopen With Strict Limits On April 1It’s unclear why the man was out on the freeway in a hoverboard.
Officers say they asked him why and he said, “That’s how I roll.”
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