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Driver booked doing 224 km per hour

Driver booked doing 224 km per hour

Traffic police on Sunday stopped a driver who was speeding at 224 km per hour on the Larnaca-Kophinou highway where the speed limit is 100 km per hour.

A police spokesman said the driver, a 51 year old European citizen resident of Limassol, was arrested.

The driver was taken to  Kophinou police station where he was charged in writing and released, to appear in court at a later date.

 

 

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By Bouli Hadjioannou
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