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Driver's license and car confiscated Speeding driver thunders through the Islisberg tunnel at 239 km/h

SDA

17.11.2024 - 14:02

The Zurich cantonal police were able to stop and arrest the 36-year-old speeding driver.
The Zurich cantonal police were able to stop and arrest the 36-year-old speeding driver.
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On Sunday night, the Zurich cantonal police measured a car travelling at 239 kilometers per hour in the Islisberg tunnel on the A4 freeway. The driver was arrested and his driver's license and car confiscated.

Keystone-SDA

17.11.2024, 14:02

17.11.2024, 14:39

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  • A speeding driver was clocked at 239 km/h in the Islisberg tunnel.
  • The speed limit at this location is 100 kilometers per hour.
  • The driver of the vehicle, a 36-year-old North Macedonian, was stopped a short time later.
  • The man's driver's license was confiscated.
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The vehicle passed the measuring point in the direction of Lucerne shortly after 2 a.m., as the police reported on Sunday. The speed limit at this location is 100 kilometers per hour.

The driver of the vehicle, a 36-year-old North Macedonian, was stopped a short time later, the Zurich cantonal police added. He will now have to answer to the public prosecutor's office for a speeding offense.