The driver of this sedan was intercepted at 225 km / h, instead of 80 km / h, by the gendarmes.
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Gendarmerie of Charente-Maritime
The young driver's probationary license was suspended and the vehicle in his father's name, a Mercedes, was immobilized.
A 20-year-old motorist breaking the curfew was checked last week at 225 km / h on a "winding" departmental road limited to 80 km / h on the Arvert peninsula, near Marennes, the police said on Tuesday. gendarmerie de Charente-Maritime on his Facebook account.
Tuesday January 26, while the curfew had been in effect for 30 minutes, the gendarmes of the motorized brigade of Marennes checked the sedan which was traveling on a secondary road limited to 80 km / h, a “winding and hilly” road in the sector forest, specified the gendarmerie.
No proof of travel
The 20-year-old driver, who had no proof of travel, told gendarmes that he "thought he was not driving faster than 170 km / h," the gendarmerie reported on Facebook.
He tested negative for alcohol and narcotics.
For non-compliance with the curfew, he was fined 135 euros and will be summoned on June 22 before the La Rochelle police court.
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