Swiss court fines speeding millionaire $290,000

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland – A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000.

Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the speeder's estimated wealth of over $20 million.
A statement on the court's Web site says the driver — a repeat offender — drove up to 35 miles an hour (57 kilometers an hour) faster than the 50-mile-an-hour (80-kilometer-an-hour) limit.

Court clerk Heidi Baumann-Becker said Thursday the unidentified driver can appeal the decision, handed down in November, to the Swiss supreme court.
The Blick daily newspaper in Zurich reported the fine was more than twice the previous Swiss record of about $107,000.

I'll be surprised if this holds up!

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SHU188mph

That fine is like... the size of a Larry.

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Ashley

it will, because iirc switzerland has the most bullshit outrageous speeding fines, based on your income

basically, imagine obama designed traffic tickets

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Dan

LOLz, 10 points

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Ashley

sure this wasn't in nj?






what did i do?

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