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They froze when they saw the video: 21-year-old ran a red light and nearly hit a pedestrian, then was arrested

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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

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  • Police identified and arrested a 21-year-old driver after video showed him running a red light on Pentelis Avenue.
  • The car nearly hit a pedestrian crossing the avenue, according to the investigation.

Police were left stunned by video showing a 21-year-old driver running a red light on Pentelis Avenue and narrowly missing a pedestrian.

Officers from the Special Information and Social Media Analysis Unit of the Traffic Police’s Road Traffic Operations Directorate investigated the footage. The video showed the car violating a red traffic signal while a pedestrian was crossing the avenue, creating a serious risk of being hit.

After a detailed preliminary investigation, authorities identified and arrested the Greek driver.

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Originally published by Ta Nea 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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