Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Police say they had a busy shift on Lancashire's roads last night - but they weren't as tired as one motorist who caught their attention.
Officers from the Lancashire Road Police team pulled over the driver for speeding - and he gave them a rather unusual excuse.
He told officers he was driving fast in order to avoid falling asleep at the wheel. The incident was reported on social media by the road police section of Lancashire Constabulary when filing an overnight report of its activities, although it did not specify where it happened and at what speed the motorist was clocked.
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