Fowl play fail results in free bird

A man who tried to run down a pheasant on a highway with his new car so he could "take it home" instead crashed and sent his wife to the hospital for minor injuries.



Traffic police in Jiangsu Province responded to a call from the driver Sunday after he ran his silver Citroen into a roadside barrier along the Huai'an-Xuzhou Expressway as his wife rode in the passenger's seat.



The driver at first claimed he was blinded by the bright sunshine that afternoon and lost control of the vehicle.



Suspicious of the claim, officers reported hearing the man's wife grumble that "our new car was just ruined over chasing a pheasant."



When pressed by traffic police, she revealed that a pheasant suddenly flew onto the highway and her husband intended to hit the bird so they could take it home.



The pheasant, however, managed to dodge the attempt on its life, leaving the speeding car heading for the barrier.



The wife was taken to a hospital for minor injuries and the damaged vehicle was towed to a nearby lot.



Yangtze Evening News

