California cops say a case of creative car repair left them flat once they determined the man was no MacGyver-like mechanic but actually a drug-fueled novice trying to implement a half-baked fix.

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MISSION VIEJO, California -- Band-Aids and gauze can help patch us up, but authorities in Orange County say one driver tried to repair his tires with them. Police posted the pictures on Facebook.

A man’s creative attempt to fix flat tires Tuesday morning in Southern California was a failure — and it ended in his arrest, according to police. The man was sitting next to a parked car around 6 a.m ...

It’s gonna take more than a Band-Aid to patch up this mess. A man under the influence of drugs in California tried to use gauze and Band-Aids to patch up his car’s two flat driver’s side tires, ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs Tuesday morning after sheriff’s deputies found him trying to patch the tires of a minivan using gauze and Band-Aids, ...

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. -- Band-Aids and gauze can help patch us up, but authorities in California say one driver tried to repair his tires with them. Mission Viejo Police Services posted the pictures ...