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Penteli: Video shows 21-year-old driver running a red light and endangering pedestrian

From Kathimerini · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greek police arrested a 21-year-old driver after video allegedly showed him speeding through a red light on Penteli Avenue.
  • The maneuver endangered a pedestrian who was legally crossing at a crosswalk in the early hours of Sept. 4.
  • Prosecutors received the driver after traffic police filed a case alleging repeated dangerous driving.

A 21-year-old driver was arrested after video showed him allegedly speeding through a red light on Penteli Avenue and putting a pedestrian in immediate danger.

The pedestrian was legally crossing the avenue at a marked crosswalk when the incident occurred in the early hours of Sept. 4, according to police.

Officers from the Special Information and Social Media Analysis Team of the Attica Traffic Directorate's O.E.P.T.A. investigated the footage and identified the driver. Police then located and arrested him.

The Northeast Attica Traffic Department filed a case alleging repeated dangerous driving. The suspect was taken to the competent prosecutor.

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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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