Speeder says radar gun picked up on deer

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. -- A man fighting a speeding ticket in court had a unique explanation -- the officer's radar gun may have picked up a deer. Dennis Sayers of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was clocked going 40 mph in 30 mph zone in West Newbury. He got a $105 ticket. He appealed in court, asking officer Royster Johnson if he was 100 percent sure his radar captured Sayers' speed or the speed of a deer that could have been nearby. The fine was upheld. Deer can run about 30 mph.

-- Associated Press