A drink driver escaped conviction in Canada because he believed Shania Twain was helping him to drive.

Matt Brownlee was arrested after police spotted a pickup truck speeding along a busy street in downtown Ottawa.

The 33-year-old told psychiatrists that he believed the country singer was helping him drive, reports CBC News.

A judge ruled Brownlee was not criminally responsible because he suffers from delusions that female celebrities communicate with him telepathically.

He could now be detained in hospital, released under supervision or given an absolute discharge.