A man who was pulled over for speeding switched places with his dog and insisted that he had not been driving, said police in the Colorado town of Springfield.
The traffic stop happened around 11:30 Saturday night on Springfield’s Main Street. An officer said the vehicle was going 52 mph in a 30-mph zone.
Upon seeing the patrol car’s flashing lights, the driver pulled over and, in full view of the officer, took his dog’s place in the front passenger seat, the police report on Facebook said. The two were the vehicle’s only occupants.
The human then stepped out of the passenger side and stated he was not the driver. When asked about his sobriety, he allegedly took off running. He made it 20 yards before he was tackled, the police said.
Further interrogation revealed the man believed he was driving from Las Animas to Pueblo. He had gone 75 miles in the wrong direction and was within half an hour of crossing into Oklahoma.
After being medically cleared at a hospital, the man was booked into Baca County Jail for two active arrest warrants out of Pueblo and on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, driving while ability-impaired, driving under suspension, speeding 20-24 mph over the limit, and resisting arrest.
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