A speed check carried out by the gendarmerie (illustration).
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S.Ortola / 20Minutes
His apologies did not convince the gendarmes who arrested him.
A father, returning from vacation in the mountains, was checked Sunday, at the end of the afternoon, at 199 km / h while he was driving on a very secondary road where the speed was limited to 90 km / h .
The motorist, originally from Lyon, was arrested south of Grenoble in the town of Livet-et-Gavet.
He explained to the gendarmes wanting to hurry to get home before the 6 p.m. curfew, indicates the
Dauphiné Libéré
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He had his driving license withdrawn on the spot and will be prosecuted in the criminal court.
According to the regional daily, four other motorists were checked for speeding Sunday afternoon: they were traveling at 152 km / h, 148 km / h, 144 km / h and 138 km / h.
They too had their license withdrawn immediately.
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