Drunk Spanish Driver Caught in Salacgrīva: Banned From Driving for Three Years
Latvia has notified Spain's competent authority about a violation committed in Salacgrīva in September by a Spanish citizen. The offender was banned from driving for three years and fined 2,250 euros.
Latvia has sent an electronic notification to Spain's competent authority about a violation committed by a citizen of the Kingdom of Spain in Salacgrīva, in Limbaži municipality. The violation took place in September this year. The offender has been punished with a three-year ban on exercising driving rights and fines totalling 2,250 euros.
According to the regional newspaper Auseklis, the case concerns a drunk Spanish driver who drove through Salacgrīva at 137 km/h. Such an exchange of information lets a person's country of residence learn about a violation committed in another country.
The source does not give the exact circumstances in which the violation was detected, nor further details about the offender. The full article is available in the Auseklis newspaper and its e-edition.
