Australian Motorist Plays Dead for Car Help

A driver stranded on a remote stretch of Australian highway Wednesday tried to summon help by playing dead in the middle of the road.

A woman who was driving with her two children spotted the man and had to swerve to avoid hitting him.

"She drove around the body - which didn't move at all - and got to the nearest phone," Police said.

Local police arrived with an ambulance and found the man alive and well, but with car troubles.

"The best way he thought to get a vehicle to stop was to lay down in the middle of the road and pretend to be dead.

Police said they told the man that lying in the road was "a stupid thing to do" .