The man was driving without a licence when he spotted the Police making the rounds of drivers and dashed toward pavement before lying face down and not moving.

The alleged drink-driver tried to evade capture by the Police by fleeing his car, and then pretending he was dead.

The unnamed suspect was also driving without a licence, according to reports.

When he was saw traffic Police going from car to car, he believed he was in trouble and Police said he took to his heels.

CCTV cameras in the city of Chuzhou, in East China’s Anhui Province, show the man suddenly stopping his car and getting out with his briefcase after discovering the traffic Police ahead.

The man is said to have dashed towards the pavement but quickly ran out of breath and was caught by the authorities.

But as he lay face-down in the grass, officers who tried to handcuff him found him unresponsive and not moving.

The suspect was playing dead in a bizarre attempt to avoid arrest, but the authorities turned him around and carried him off anyway.

Tests later revealed that he was driving under the influence of alcohol, the third time he had been caught, reports say.