A Colorado woman says a vampire’s sudden appearance caused her to wreck her sport utility vehicle late Sunday night.

The victim was driving down a dead-end dirt road in Mesa County about 11 p.m. when she said she saw a vampire in her headlights, according to Grand Junction’s nbc11news.com.

She quickly threw the SUV in reverse but backed into a canal in her haste. The SUV ended up on its side, stuck in the narrow ditch.

Troopers who arrived on the scene say they found no evidence of a blood-sucking undead traffic hazard. They also say there were no drugs or alcohol involved in the wreck.

The woman was treated briefly by paramedics, then taken home by her husband.

Story by Alice Wolke