Police in Germany found themselves dealing with a very different kind of road obstruction, when called by a motorist who reported a dead badger causing a potential hazard. The police arrived on the scene to find that the badger was very much alive, but was in fact drunk. The animal had eaten its fill of over-ripe cherries that fermented in the animal's stomach and turned to alcohol, rendering the creature incapable. To make matters worse, the cherries had also caused the animal to suffer from diarrhoea. The police proved unable to scare the animal from the road but using a broom they were able to persuade it to move on.
