A 29-year-old Wenatchee man was charged with first-degree negligent driving after telling police that a pterodactyl caused him to drive his car into a light pole. . A breathalyser test showed only a minimal amount of alcohol.

According to witness reports, the man drifted from the northbound lane into the southbound lane, causing oncoming traffic to stop, before crashing into the light pole. When questioned about the cause of the accident, the man gave a one word answer - "pterodactyl."

I can only think that he had some kind of speech impediment and have spent hours trying to come up with something that sounds like pterodactyl - all to no avail. Perhaps he has a friend called Terry Dactil or, just maybe, Jurassic Park was a warning to us all.

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