Police arrested four drivers who were speeding more than 100 kilometers per hour on the capital’s streets, the traffic police brigade said on Sunday, including an 18-year-old man who was driving on Splaiul Unirii. and was recorded by radar at a speed of 145 km/h, and a 44-year-old man who had been drinking alcohol was driving at a speed of 101 km/h on the street in sector 1.

According to the police, a 44-year-old man was driving on the street in sector 1 and was recorded by the radar at a speed of 101 km/h, in a section of the road where the limit was 50 km/h.

“Also, after the breathalyzer test of the person in question, a concentration of 0.71 mg/l of pure alcohol in exhaled air was detected, in connection with which she was taken to the headquarters of INML for taking biological samples. , and criminal proceedings have been filed in the case under Article 336, Part 1 of the Criminal Code,” the police report.

A 45-year-old man was driving on the Basarab Bridge and was caught by the radar at a speed of 150 km/h on a section of the road where the speed limit is 50 km/h, he received a fine of 1,305 lei. , and as an additional measure a decision was made to suspend the exercise of the right to drive for a period of 120 days.

“The 18-year-old was driving a Splaiul Unirii car and was recorded by the radar at a speed of 145 km/h, on a stretch of road where the speed limit is 60 km/h. The driver was fined 1,305 lei, and as an additional measure, a decision was made to suspend the use of the right to drive for a period of 120 days,” the Traffic Police Department reports.

Another 23-year-old man drove a vehicle recorded by the radar at a speed of 135 km/h, was fined 1,305 lei, and as an additional measure, a decision was made to suspend the exercise of the right to drive. the term is 120 days.

As part of the campaign, which took place on the night from Saturday to Sunday, 117 illegal sanctions were applied for non-observance of the legal speed limit in the amount of approximately 85,000 lei, and *35 *driver’s licenses were detained: 25 for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h; 8 for speeding by more than 70 km/h; 1 for failure to observe the red color of the traffic light; 1 for driving a vehicle while intoxicated (criminal offense).

According to statistics, 316 serious traffic accidents were registered in Bucharest in the first months of the year, resulting in 27 deaths, 295 serious injuries and 45 minor injuries.

“The main generating reason was the speed that did not correspond to the road conditions, *67 serious road accidents were recorded,” the police state.