A man was pulled over in his car on the M6 motorway after he was caught in a compromising – and illegal – position, police said.
A lorry driver spotted the motorist pleasuring himself while driving, Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) revealed on Twitter.
The force said the man was initially seen in the act near Wednesbury, West Midlands, before they stopped him some four miles away near Great Barr.
Their tweet read: “HGV driver informed us that he’d seen a car driver on M6 at J9 masturbating whilst driving! Unmarked police car spotted offender going through J7.
“His pleasure was short lived and he was dealt with accordingly! We must point out it’s not only illegal but highly dangerous!”
A reply to the tweet asked the CMPG if a driver could be dealt with “on the say so of a random truck driver”.
They replied: “Driver was observed carrying out the act by police officers following the call from the HGV driver.”
A police spokesman later said in a statement: “A 57-year-old man in a Vauxhall Astra was stopped at around 9.15am today.
“He was reported for driving without due care and attention and not having proper control of a vehicle.”
