Santa Claus Charged With Traffic Violation In Scotland

Bad Santa Claus Charged with Road Traffic Violations

A young man dressed in a traditional Santa Claus suit, minus the white beard, has been charged in connection with a traffic incident in Douglas, Dundee, Scotland on Friday, December 13th of this year.

The 25-year-old man allegedly crashed his car through the hedge and garden of a home in the early morning hours, around 5:30, and was seen fleeing the scene on foot wearing the Santa costume. Police immediately initiated a city-wide manhunt for the suspect. The vehicle, a blue Nissan Micra, was left stuck in the hedge and running with the lights on for an hour and a half while the investigation was conducted. It was towed away around 7:00.

The garden, and particularly the hedge, in the yard of 66-year-old resident William Morren was left with a gaping hole where the car came through. Mr. Morren says he was woken by a loud banging noise, and witnessed the driver of the car dressed in a Santa suit fleeing the scene. The incident did little to improve Mr. Morren’s opinion of the holiday season. Mr. Morren says he doesn’t enjoy the holiday period due to the loss of a family member a few years ago.

On the Web:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/santa-claus-charged-with-road-traffic-offences-1-3240843