In Valais, it’s not just the heating weather, there are also the drivers. In April, cantonal police recorded six new serious crimes. Latest: During the night from Friday to Saturday to Saturday, a 41 -year -old Portuguese was recorded at a speed of 124 km/h instead of the 50 km/h authorized on the street crossing in Sion. “The controls to determine the driver’s physical condition revealed that it was under the influence of alcohol. His driving license was removed from him immediately and his vehicle was kidnapped, “said the police.
Five other cases have been listed since early April. We can mention an 18-year-old Swiss, in the middle of the afternoon on April 12 in Orsières, flashed at 131 km/h on a road limited to 50. He had obtained his license just a month earlier, he can say goodbye. Or this 33 -year -old Italian, who returned to Italy by the Simplon pass and which was pinched at 183 km/h instead of the 80 authorized. “Arrested, the driver was noted the prohibition to drive on Swiss territory before having to pay a fine of several thousand francs,” notes the police.
Cantonal police count ten driver crimes recorded on its territory since the start of the year.
