RegionsPublished: 6 October 2026 at 07:31

Young man caught driving without a licence in Bauska

Police in Bauska detained a young man born in 2006 for driving a Toyota without a driving licence overnight on 2 October. An administrative violation case has been opened against him.

In the early hours of Friday into Saturday, 2 October, shortly before 2 a.m., police in the town of Bauska identified a traffic violation. According to State Police representative Rūta Strautniece-Apaļā, who informed the news portal BauskasDzive.lv, a young man born in 2006 was driving a Toyota car without holding a driving licence.

Following the discovery, police launched an administrative violation case over the offence. The police representative did not provide further details about the circumstances of the incident or any potential penalty.

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