Family’s cat joins their vacation after riding 100 miles on van’s roof

KITTANNING, Pa. (KDKA) - A Pennsylvania family’s vacation plans changed to include their cat when they found him on the roof of their van after driving 100 miles from home.

The Denardo family was all ready for their big trip to New Hampshire for a marathon then on to New York City. They said their goodbyes to their pets and locked up the house, but little did they know, one family member had a secret plan: Ray Ray the cat had no intention of being left behind.

As the family’s van rolled out of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, climbed hills and sped down Interstate 80 at 70 miles per hour, Ray Ray was there with them – on the roof.

“We had driven for two hours and needed to stop for gas,” Mara Denardo said. “My husband gets out of the car to pump the gas and is like, ‘The cat is on the roof.’”