According to the district court, the man himself seems to have memory gaps, but both the passenger on the quad bike and the subsequent police officers witnessed when the bear family was hit.

The bears dispersed and ran away.

The journey then ended on a turnaround, but the man still tried to escape and drove into the police car, before he could be arrested.

Hudiksvall District Court convicts the man of aggravated drunk driving and vandalism, when he fled across a field with newly sown crops.

The penalty will be probation, he will also pay damages of SEK 2,000 to the farmer who had the crops destroyed.