“Cuddly justice”: 19-year-old races through the 30 speed zone at 102km/h and gets off lightly – lawyer explains why
The speeding article has been in the criminal code since 2013. It was introduced because blatant speeding should no longer be considered minor crimes. Nevertheless, speeding offenders often receive a suspended sentence for their first offense – we asked a lawyer about this.
Speeders have been punished more harshly in Switzerland since 2013.
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On Thursday, the Zofingen district court had to deal with three speeding cases. Readers were particularly interested in the case of a 19-year-old Swiss woman who only had a learner’s license and had already committed two serious speeding violations: On the same night she was speeding at 117 km/h at a speed limit of 60 km/h, almost half an hour later in the 30 zone at 102 km/h.
2024-02-24 14:02:39
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