Canton of Valais –The police identify six drivers in a month
Between April 2 and 26, six motorists were spotted rolling far above the limits authorized on the Valais roads.
Posted today at 10:36 a.m.
Several motorists were caught by the Valais police forces when they committed offenses.
Valais cantonal police
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Several motorists felt their wings on the roads of Valais this month of April. Between the beginning and the end of the month, Cantonal Police has identified six new driveragainst four recorded between January and March.
The last dates back to Saturday April 26. Shortly before 2:30 a.m., a motorist was recorded at 124 km/h instead of 50 on the street crossing in Sion. The checks revealed that the driver, a 41 -year -old Portuguese, was under the influence of alcohol. His driving license was removed from him immediately and his vehicle was kidnapped.
On Saturday April 12, shortly before 3 p.m., an 18-year-old Swiss was measured at 131 km/h instead of 50 on the Som-la-Proz road in Orsières. He who had been in possession of his driver’s license for just a month, he was immediately removed.
-Driving prohibition in Switzerland
On Sunday April 6, shortly after 11 a.m., a 33 -year -old Italian was checked at 183 km/h instead of the 80 on the Simplon pass road towards Italy. Arrested, he was noted the prohibition to drive on Swiss territory before having to pay a fine of several thousand francs.
On Friday April 4, shortly before 10 p.m., a 24-year-old Swiss was recorded at 73 km/h instead of 30 on the Rawyl road in Crans-Montana. The driver also received a license withdrawal. During the same check, a few minutes earlier, a 30 -year -old Italian was measured at 83 km/h.
Finally, on April 2, shortly before 8 a.m., a 58-year-old Swiss was recorded at 146 km/h instead of 80 on the Grand-Saint-Bernard road. His driving license was removed on the spot.
Cabotages also denounced by the cantonal police
“All these drivers have been denounced in the road traffic and navigation service as well as with the public prosecutor,” said the Valais police in its press release. They risk a private sentence that can go up to 4 years as well as a permit withdrawal of at least 2 years. ”
The police also report several cases of cabotage, either the transport of goods or passengers in a country by a foreign carrier: a minibus registered in the Czech Republic which took a tourist between Verbier and Geneva Airport, a delivery vehicle registered with a trailer carrying goods or a semi-trailer registered in Poland transport German.
“All drivers and their employer have been denounced to the road traffic and navigation service,” said the cantonal police.
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