Truck driver has the world's best excuse for speeding. We are so going to try this.

The police department of Dalwallinu, Western Australia has taken to posting photos of tickets written up by police officers. As you can imagine, this is usually pretty boring–except for one absolutely hilarious speeding ticket they shared earlier this week.

The speeding ticket, which explains that the driver was going 37 kilometers per hour (about 23 MPH) above the speed limit, lists the following as the defendant's explanation:

"I needed to shit, kids have given me gastro."

In case you aren't familiar with the Aussie slang, gastro means an upset stomach, often accompanied by the wonderful side effect of diarrhea. Here's the full ticket: