Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe STOCKARYD, Sweden, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Police in Sweden said a man who called to report a herd of camels crossing a road assured officers that he was sober. Investigators said the motorist called police early Monday and said he was traveling on a road in Stockaryd when he had to slam on his brakes to avoid hitting a herd of five camels, The Local.se reported Monday. Advertisement "When the motorist called us, he began by saying he was sober," Jonkoping police duty Officer Anneli Johnsson Hammo told the Smalands-Tidningen newspaper. Hammo said the driver determined the camels escaped from a nearby circus and alerted staff. The camels were cleared from the road by circus workers and the driver was able to continue on his way.
