Flashed at 255 km/h, he miraculously escaped the fine!

An Italian motorist was flashed at 255 km/h by the police but managed to be exonerated thanks to his lawyer.

In Italy, a record fine for speeding was canceled for an unusual reason. A motorist was flashed 255 km/h but all planned sanctions were canceled, including a fine and the withdrawal of licenses.

Excessive speed but heavy fine canceled

According to the Italian media Courier Turinin May 2024an Italian motorist was intercepted by the police while traveling at 255 km/h. He was driving on the A26 motorway in Italy, near the town of Sillavengo in Piedmont. On this road, the speed is limited to 130 km/h. This driver therefore risked fine of 845 euros as well as a license withdrawal of up to one year. But the man contested with the help of his lawyer, Gabriele Pipicelli.

The latter argued that the radar used by the police was not approved. In the end, the Novara prefecture confirmed this point and therefore canceled the sanction. The driver will not have to pay a fine and he even managed to get his driving license back.

The lawyer explained some subtleties about the radar used by the police. This is a Trucam model which had only received a approbationand not an official approval. According to the case law of the Italian Court of Cassation, a speed measurement is only legitimate if it is carried out with an approved device. The report was therefore invalidas are the associated sanctions, including license suspension.

The question of radar approval

Thus, this new improbable case underlines the importance of radar approval in traffic offense procedures. In addition, it also raises the question of the reliability of speed controls on roads in Europe.

Thanks to his lawyer, this motorist escaped serious consequences. Although it is probably impossible to know how fast he was actually driving at the time of the police stop, it is clear that he was traveling above the speed limit. Even if the radar is not approved, it is likely that the measured speed is quite reliable.

Driving at such speed on the highway is a very dangerous behavior. Even if there was no accident in this situation and everything ends very well for the driver, he will have to pay more attention to his speedometer. Maybe the police could come back with an approved speed camera and catch him speeding again.