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Sleep driving,[1] also known assleepwalk driving,[2] is a rare phenomenon where the person drives amotor vehicle while they aresleepwalking. If stopped by police, sleepwalk-drivers are totally incapable of having any interaction with the police, if they are still sleepwalking during the event.[3] Sleepwalk-driving can occur to people who normally don't experience sleepwalking, since some medications, especiallyzolpidem andeszopiclone, can cause sleepwalking as unwanted side effect.[4]
A case of a fatal hit-and-run accident involving the driver claiming to be sleep-driving has been recorded. However, no evidence of the claims could be found by a sleep expert during the following trial.[5][6]
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