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Police chase in Iași ends when spike strip stops 18-year-old driver

From Adevărul · () Romanian

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

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  • Police in Iași pursued an 18-year-old driver who ignored signals to stop and used a spike strip to halt the car in Podu Iloaiei.
  • The driver tested negative for alcohol and drugs, but the vehicle had no valid technical inspection or compulsory insurance.
  • Authorities fined him 12,380 lei, retained his license for a 120-day suspension and confiscated the registration certificate and plates.

An 18-year-old driver who refused to stop for police in Iași was eventually halted by a spike strip in the town of Podu Iloaiei.

Police first noticed the car on Silvestru Street at night. It had no dipped headlights and lacked a front registration plate. After officers gave the required signals, the driver continued toward Lețcani on the DE 583, prompting police to alert other patrols.

Officers deployed the forced-stop device near Podu Iloaiei. The spike strip damaged the car’s tires and brought it to a stop. Police handcuffed the driver and took him into custody. Two passengers, aged 19 and 21, were also in the vehicle.

Alcohol and drug tests on the driver returned negative results. Checks found that the car had neither a valid roadworthiness inspection nor compulsory RCA insurance. Police issued fines totaling 12,380 lei, retained the driver’s license for a 120-day suspension, and withdrew the registration certificate and plates.

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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. 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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