Close to Lyon. At the wheel of his powerful Audi R8, the driver was arrested by the police

The speed record may have been broken this Sunday April 7, 2024 northwest of Lyon, in the small town of Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne.

The soldiers of the department of the Rhône had decided to put themselves on the road of the department 313, normally a speed of 80 km/h. A a powerful sports car then it happened on this axis of Beaujolais.

The speed of things

Directed towards the launched Audi Quattro R8 at full speed, the military mobile radar showed a speed of 138 km / h, i.e. about 60 km/h over the limit approved in this municipality with less than 900 inhabitants at the last count.

The driver was immediately stopped by the police. And the punishment was without appeal.

The driver’s license was immediately subject to administrative detention. A man, fifty years old, is there now he is a pedestrian for some time. He also received a summons to appear before the police court.

The police hand over the wheel to his colleague

According to information fromHello LyonA powerful Audi, whose selling price is easily exceeded 120 000 euros on the market, has never been immobilized.

In fact, it was the accused’s wife who stood behind the wheel for the rest of the journey.

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