Drunk Chinese Man Caught By Police Ate Grass From Roadside To Avoid Taking A Breath Test

This world is full of people who would do incredibly dumb things to get out of trouble, when the easiest thing to do was to not make the mistake that gets one into trouble.

In this shining example of human ingenuity, a man from China decided the best way to avoid failing a breathalyser test was to leave the car and start chowing down on some grass.

The incident happened when local traffic police were conducting a road check for drunk driving about 11pm. A black Mercedes suddenly stopped 80 meters from the roadblock. The driver got out of the car and ran to climb the small hillside at the roadside but slipped down quickly.

Police rushed to him and detected a strong smell of alcohol. They asked him to take a breath test, but the man kept saying he hadn’t had a drink and hadn’t been driving. 

“I didn’t drink! I wasn’t driving!”, he said.

He refused to admit he was the driver of the Mercedes even when policemen showed him footage from monitoring cameras. Realizing that he’s unable to flee, he tried to buy time by eating grass.

The officers say they tried to stop him, but he refused.

When more policemen arrived 30 minutes later, he was forcibly taken to the hospital for a blood test, which showed he was drunk, police said.

The reading measured 156mg per 100ml which is almost double the limit set by law. 

A Chinese law website stated that the drink drive limit in China is 80 mg per 100 ml. Offenders will receive a ban from driving for at least five years.

Here’s the hilarious video: