Driving dog
The image caught by a speed camera appearing to show a dog at the wheel of a Skoda.
  • A photograph taken by a speed camera in Slovakia appeared to show a dog behind the wheel of a car. 
  • Police said the vehicle owner claimed that his dog had suddenly jumped onto his lap.
  • Officers found no evidence to support his claim and issued him with a fine.

Police in Slovakia have fined the owner of a car after a speed camera appeared to show a dog behind the wheel.

The vehicle was traveling 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) and hour over the speed limit in the village of Šterusy, in western Slovakia.

The image captured by a speed camera appears to show only a dog in the driver's seat.