WEIRD NEWS: DUI Suspect Says Dog Was Driving Car

Dog behind driver's wheel (Digital Composite)

If you thought “the dog ate my homework” was a bad excuse, check this out.

Weird News About a Driving Dog

A DUI suspect accused of leading deputies on a high speed chase in Manatee County, Florida, allegedly told authorities that his dog was the one behind the wheel, Bradenton Patch reports.

Deputies gave chase to Reliford Cooper III, 26, after catching him speeding at around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Cooper allegedly fled, ran a stop sign, drove through two ditches and eventually crashed into a house.

Cooper took off on foot and sought refuge in a nearby church, but churchgoers chased him off the premises, according to a police report obtained by The Smoking Gun.

While he was being handcuffed, Cooper told deputies, “I wasn’t driving that car,” the report said. He then allegedly elaborated, “My dog was driving that car.”

The deputy who arrested Cooper noted he smelled “the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, as well as an odor of burnt marijuana.”

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