20-year-old caught dashing at over 240 km/h on Swiss motorway

A 20-year-old driver has been caught dashing at over 240 kilometres per hour on a motorway in Switzerland. Swiss police confirmed that the driving force from Zurich has been referred to prosecutors and his driving licence has been revoked.

Young racer drives at twice the pace restrict allowed on Swiss motorways

At 9.30pm on May 29, on the A3 close to Adliswil, Canton Zurich, an unmarked police automotive was driving within the quick lane of the motorway when a automotive instantly approached from behind. The emergency companies famous that the 20-year-old man behind the wheel was impatient and harassed the police automotive by closing up behind the automobile and shining his lights at them on full beam.

Once the patrol automotive switched lanes, the driving force powered off into the gap. Traffic police, already clocking him over the pace restrict and fearing a street accident, raced after him. In the chase that adopted the younger driver registered speeds of 249 kilometres per hour whereas racing between automobiles and obstacles, at one level going greater than double the pace restrict.

Speeding driver has automotive impounded and licence revoked

Cantonal authorities confirmed that the police solely caught the driving force as he slowed to show off the motorway. The man was arrested and referred to the general public prosecutor for additional prices. His driving licence and automotive had been additionally taken away.

The introduction of so-called “boy racers” has sparked a brand new debate about horsepower limits for younger drivers in Switzerland, an concept that’s now being debated by the authorities. Road security teams like RoadCross have additionally used this occasion and others prefer it to rail in opposition to the federal government’s resolution to loosen up dashing legal guidelines, as they argue that being extra lenient with drivers that push the restrict will solely result in extra accidents.