71 km/h too fast

On the A9: Next extreme speeder’s car taken away

Three driving licenses and one car were confiscated in less than two hours.

(Bild: APA/BARBARA GINDL)

Highway police officers carried out speed measurements in a construction zone on the Pyhrnautobahn on Wednesday afternoon. The results were sobering: 23 speeding violations, including three provisional driving license confiscations and one provisional vehicle confiscation.

The officers from the Gleinalm highway police station carried out the measurements on the A9 northbound. They chose a location in a roadworks area. An 80 km/h restriction applies there due to the current roadworks.

Controlled for almost two hours
Between 3.50 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., a total of 23 speeding violations were recorded. A 36-year-old Bosnian was driving his car at 57 km/h too fast and his driver's license was temporarily confiscated on the spot.

A short time later, a 36-year-old Croatian was driving 56 km/h too fast. His driver's license was also temporarily confiscated. At 5.10 p.m., the police stopped a 60-year-old German. The man was speeding at 71 km/h. His driver's license was also temporarily confiscated. In this case, the Leoben district authority also ordered the provisional confiscation of his vehicle.

Reports to thedistrict authority
A total of 23 drivers were reported to the BH-Leoben. In two cases, a provisional security deposit had to be collected on the spot due to the more difficult prosecution, the Styrian police directorate reported on Thursday.