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Police film BMW driver speeding through Kaunas at more than twice the limit
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Police film BMW driver speeding through Kaunas at more than twice the limit

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

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

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  • Police recorded a BMW driven at 140 km/h in a 60 km/h zone at the Varniลณ and Eiguliลณ streets intersection in Kaunas on Aug. 24.
  • During the week, officers in Kaunas County checked more than 5,700 vehicles and recorded 462 speeding violations.
  • Police also identified 14 drunk drivers, five people driving without a license and 96 drivers using mobile phones, while 12 crashes injured 13 people.

A woman driving a BMW at 140 km/h in a 60 km/h zone was the fastest driver recorded by police in Kaunas last week. Officers filmed the incident on Aug. 24 at about 7:20 p.m. at the intersection of Varniลณ and Eiguliลณ streets.

The driver, born in 1995, was among a large number of motorists cited during road-policing operations in Kaunas County. Police checked more than 5,700 vehicles as they targeted drunk driving and other road traffic violations.

The weekly figures also included 14 drunk drivers and five drivers who lacked the right to operate a vehicle. Officers caught 96 people using mobile phones while driving and recorded 462 speeding cases with mobile speed-measuring devices.

Police said 12 traffic crashes occurred in the county during the same week, injuring 13 people.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. 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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