At the permitted 100 km/h

Serbian raced across the Tauern highway at 166 km/h

A 23-year-old Serbian was driving far too fast on the Tauern highway heading south on Sunday afternoon. The police caught him at 166 km/h before the construction site of the tunnel chain in Golling. The maximum speed limit would have been 100 km/h.

The police confiscated the driver's license on the spot. 

The officers also played it safe and placed a steering wheel lock in the vehicle. The Serbian will be charged.