Woman caught drunk driving with tree stuck in her car bonnet

A drunk driver has been pulled over in America for driving with a 15ft tree stuck in her car bonnet after a crash.

Police in Illinois released the unusual dashcam footage of the vehicle motoring along a road with the branches of the tree spiking out far above it.

The car is filmed being stopped as an officer approaches the driver.

Photographs showed the tree firmly wedged in behind the grill of the smashed front bonnet.

The officer found airbags had also been deployed following the collision with the tree.

The driver, who has been named in reports as 54-year-old Maryann Christy, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Roselle Illinois Police Department released the images and photographs on its Facebook page, confirming the bizarre incident occurred a few weeks ago.

The department added the warning: "Yet another reason why you should not drink and drive!"