off-duty officer who was overtaken by 5 sports cars racing down autoroute phoned on-duty officers and the Gendarmes swooped.
French
gendarmes sent a helicopter chasing after five British-registered
sports cars - including a Lamborghini and two Porsches - after an-off
duty officer in a private car spotted them speeding down the A63
motorway near Biarritz in the southwest
The British vehicles overtook him at speeds far above the French maximum limit of 130 kph (80 mph). The Britons were traveling on Friday afternoon in the direction of Hendaye, on the border with Spain. The convoy slowed to permitted speeds once the drivers spotted the chopper following them.
The British vehicles overtook him at speeds far above the French maximum limit of 130 kph (80 mph). The Britons were traveling on Friday afternoon in the direction of Hendaye, on the border with Spain. The convoy slowed to permitted speeds once the drivers spotted the chopper following them.
The
cars were tracked down to a toll booth where several police cars
hauled them over and imposed fines for speeding. Police said they did
not know exactly how fast they were going because the helicopter that
had followed them was not equipped with speed radar.
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