Dim can't figure out the difference between a coyote and a wild dog and asks "would a coyote be so close to the street?" Yes, Dim. Coyotes don't give a crap. I live in northern CA but we have plenty of coyotes (and rattlesnakes, tarantulas, turkeys, deer, wild hogs, badgers, mountain lions, etc) in the state, and they don't care if there's cars and roads. Which is why I give a side eye to people who let their cats go outdoors and then cry about it on Nextdoor when Fluffy gets killed by a coyote.
We have coyotes, bears, rattlesnakes, wild turkeys, wild hogs, bobcats, Fla panthers, and otters in our state of Florida.
We also have gators, crocodiles, monkeys, armadillos, wild horses, bison, Burmese pythons, coati, and capybara.
Some of the aforementioned listed, I've had at my front door before (I live near a state park).
He's just a moron.
And yes, Tim. Coyotes can be near cars and roads.
We saw one trotting along in Magic Kingdom's parking lot as we were leaving MNSSHP a few years' back around 1 a.m.