The ghostly appearance of a waving pedestrian spooked an alleged drink-driver so much the Dunedin man crashed his car.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to Dunrobin St, in Waverley, at 4.30am on Sunday after a 24-year-old man reversed his car into a ditch and became stuck.
The man told police he saw what he believed to be a ghost waving at him from the roadside.
As a result, he stopped his car and put it in reverse to escape and got stuck in a ditch.
The "ghost" turned out to be a pedestrian waving the driver down for a ride, police said.
The man recorded a breath alcohol level of 593mcg, but has elected to provide a blood sample.
