Driver caught in car with no front seats

An Australian man has been charged with a string of offences, after police pulled his car over and discovered it had no front seats. According to police reports, the man and his female passenger were using a rolled-up foam mattress to sit on. When questioned, the man admitted to police he had recently been disqualified from driving.

Man falls to death after proposing to girlfriend

A Japanese man has reportedly fallen to his death, moments after proposing to his girlfriend. According to police reports, the man – who had been drinking – fell 30 metres from the Irabu Bridge shortly after the woman accepted his proposal.

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Drunk man forgets selling car for booze

A New Zealand man who had too much to drink, and sold his car in order to buy more alcohol, woke up the following morning to find his car missing and reported it stolen. Local police say the person who purchased the vehicle for $800 returned the car after a registration check showed the vehicle listed as stolen.