In Haute-Savoie, the gendarmes intercepted a 510-horsepower car speeding this Wednesday, May 8. On a departmental road near the Swiss border, the driver was flashed at 160 km/h instead of the authorized 80 km/h.
A small country road, beautiful sunshine… And a racing car that comes crashing down. In the town of Jonzier-Epagny in Haute-Savoie, the gendarmes surprised a motorist excessively speeding this Wednesday, May 8.
On this public holiday, the soldiers were positioned on a section of departmental road 992.At this location, there are very regular speeding incidents.“, indicates the Motorized Platoon (PMo) of Saint-Julien in Geneva.
Around 6 p.m., a car arrived at very high speed, heading towards Frangy. As the vehicle passed, the police binoculars indicated a speed of 160 km/h.
A speed twice as high as that authorized on this departmental road, set at 80 km/h. The gendarmes managed to intercept the vehicle, a large German sedan.
The Mercedes “C63 AMG” had 510 horsepower under the hood. A racing car which was immediately seized by the military and then impounded.
After application of the “margin of error“, the speed retained is 152 km/h. Faced with this excess speed, well in excess of 50 km/h compared to the authorized speed, the driver had his license withdrawn on the spot.
The man, a 31-year-old Swiss national, was also initially sanctioned with a deposit of 750 euros and a ban on driving on national territory, pending notification of the sanction which will be decided by the sub-prefecture of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Asked about the reasons for his trip, the Swiss explained to the gendarmes, “to hurry up.”to drop off a friend“in a neighboring town of Jonzier-Epagny. A service rendered which resulted in excessive speed justified by “good weather [qui] allowed“.
“He believed that under the sun, you can do anything”the police say ironically.
