Faced with arrest for driving while intoxicated while being pulled over for speeding on Saturday, a resourceful Colorado man used his wits to quickly come up with a strategy to avoid getting cuffed: Putting his dog in the driver’s seat and sitting on the passenger side to make it appear as if the dog was the one driving, CBS News reports, citing a Springfield Colorado police department statement.
The unidentified man quickly lost his nerve however when the cop did not ask the dog for his or her license and registration but instead asked the man if he had been drinking. Faced with this unexpected twist, the man then hastily executed his backup plan: Run away. Unfortunately for him this also failed and he was quickly apprehended roughly 60 yards away. The man, who determined to also have two open arrest warrants in nearby Pueblo, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, driving while ability impaired, driving under suspension, speeding 20-24 over, and resisting arrest. The dog was placed in the care of an acquaintance of the man.