Overview
- Regional police carried out focused speed controls that uncovered several extreme violations, including drivers recorded far above posted limits.
- Officers measured a probationary 19-year-old at 173 km/h in a 70 km/h zone and took his licence and vehicle on the spot.
- A 71-year-old driver in Ebbs was clocked at 118 km/h in a 50 km/h zone and likewise had his licence and car provisionally seized.
- In the Lungau operation, officers checked 885 vehicles, found 54 speeders, and stopped a Hungarian driver at 164 km/h who was intoxicated, lacked a licence, and was reported.
- Police say on-scene licence withdrawal and temporary confiscation are standard tools to immediately remove dangerous drivers, and the recent sweep signals stepped-up regional enforcement during high-traffic periods.