Unquowa Road

Conn. 'Sasquatch' a costumed teen

Fairfield, Conn. -- Police in Connecticut said a Sasquatch sighting reported by a motorist turned out to be a teenager in a gorilla costume.

Authorities said a woman driving on Unquowa Road in Fairfield called police at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and reported she "almost hit Sasquatch," the Connecticut Post of Bridgeport reported Thursday.

The woman described the creature she spotted on the road as 8 feet tall, hairy and with "legs like tree trunks." She said the creature covered its eyes and ran into the woods after she switched on her high beams.