Illustration- Photo: Sebastien Ortola - S. ORTOLA / 20 MINUTES

“Dangerous drivers don't take vacations. It is bad for them ... neither are the gendarmes! This warning is that of the gendarmerie of the Alpes-Maritimes. This Friday, the motorized peloton of Mandelieu intercepted a flashed vehicle on the A8 at 222 km / h, instead of the 110 km / h authorized on this section.

The vehicle with the "overinflated engine" of the "Mouginois a little too pressed", as the police detail on their Facebook page, was "immobilized and withdrawn from circulation on the decision of the deputy of the prosecutor of Grasse, road traffic charges ”.

Vigilance reinforced during the Easter weekend

Since the start of containment, motorists have taken advantage of this to break speed records. Attempts which the gendarmes of the Departmental Squadron of Road Safety intend to put an end to.

Since Monday, the latter have confiscated around 40 driving licenses, as reported by Nice-Matin .

During this long Easter weekend, synonymous with the start of the spring school holidays for zone B, the gendarmes have already announced that they will be extra vigilant.

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