Police said the driver was dressed as Cookie Monster from "Sesame Street" and that they have now traced the car.

If the Cookie Monster was on the way to get sweet treats - they were in too much of a hurry. The suspect, dressed as the "Sesame Street" character, was traveling at 60 mph (7 mph over the speed limit) on Sept. 20 on a highway in Dortmund, Germany, police spokesman Peter Bandermann said in a statement.

The Muppet mask may have hidden the driver's identity, but German police still sent the car's owner a ticket in the mail.

Cookie Monster’ was caught speeding by German police as traffic camera snapped images of the Sesame Street resident barreling down the highway at 60mph (96.5km/h) in an Audi hatchback. Police are now looking for the driver of the vehicle who was dressed in a costume of the character who they say deliberately sped past the camera,

A traffic camera snapped this shot of Cookie Monster speeding on a freeway in the German city of Dortmund. According to Polizei NRW Dortmund, was driving 7 mph above the 50 mpg speed limit which, if they identify the furry fellow behind the wheel,

A uthorities in Germany are searching for a "Cookie Monster" who was seen speeding along a roadway in the city of Dortmund. In a post on X, the Dortmund Police shared a photo of a