Sunday, December 30, 2007

Man blames car crash on prehistoric winged reptile

A 29-year-old Wenatchee man told police a pterodactyl caused him to drive his car into a light pole.

Wenatchee police cited the man with first-degree negligent driving. A breathalyzer test showed "a minimal amount of alcohol," said Wenatchee police Sgt. Cherie Smith.

Witnesses told police the man was northbound on Wenatchee Avenue and drifted into a southbound lane for less than a block. Oncoming traffic stopped and waited for the man to pass, Smith said.



He then totalled his car on a light pole, Smith said.

When police asked the man what caused the accident, his one-word answer was "pterodactyl", Smith said.

The man was treated and released at Central Washington Hospital, hospital officials said.

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