Arizona drivers get a scare from pumpkin

PEORIA, Ariz. — Halloween traps came right on time for a few drivers and people on foot in the Phoenix region when a monster, inflatable pumpkin limited down the roadway in high winds.

A 25-foot-tall pumpkin got away from its showcase advancing the Peoria Monster Bash Thursday, cruising down the road and harming two road lights.

Pumpkin proprietor Patrick Sparkes, with Big AZ Promotions, tells 12 News that it took him 40 minutes to track the monster squash down.

Peoria authorities say it wasn't vandalism, however blustery climate that sent the jack-o'- light on its outing.

Nobody was harmed, however the road lights and the pumpkin required a couple repair