Motoring
Foreign driver clocked doing 218km/h on Costa del Sol's AP-7 motorway
The high-end vehicle, spotted in Mijas doing almost 100km/h above the speed limit, was eventually stopped by police in Marbella
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Malaga
Tuesday, 16 July 2024
A motorist clocked doing 218 kilometres per hour in a 120km/h zone on the Costa del Sol has been arrested in San Pedro Alcántara (Marbella).
Guardia Civil officers were carrying out speed control surveillance on the AP-7 motorway in Mijas in the direction of Cadiz when they detected the driver about 9.30pm on 1 July.
The motorist - born and residing in Italy - was driving a high-end vehicle which was registered in the Czech Republic, according to police investigators. The suspect was eventually intercepted by a patrol in San Pedro Alcántara and arrested.
The driver was brought before the courts for allegedly exceeding the maximum speed limit on the road by almost 100 km/h.
