{"id":150615,"date":"2010-01-07T16:30:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T21:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=48325"},"modified":"2010-01-07T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T21:30:43","slug":"speeding-millionaire-driver-fined-290000-tops-previous-record-of-107391","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/150615","title":{"rendered":"Speeding millionaire driver fined $290,000, tops previous record of $107,391"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48326 aligncenter\" title=\"Ferrari Testarossa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ferrari_testarossa_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari Testarossa\" width=\"563\" height=\"259\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re pretty sure it feels amazing to break records &#8211; but what about breaking a record for speeding and ending up in court? An unidentified millionaire raked up a record fine of 299,000 Swiss francs ($290,000 USD) after Swiss police caught him driving his red Ferrari Testarossa through a village at 62 mph. He was also clocked at speeds of up to 85 mph on country roads.<\/p>\n<p>A northeastern Swiss court of St. Gallen gave the man his hefty penalty, which significantly exceeds the previous record of 111,000 francs ($107,391 USD)\u00a0handed to a Porsche driver in 2008.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-48325\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed,&#8221; the court said in its judgment.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, $290,000 dollars is nothing for a man that has a\u00a023.3 million franc fortune ($22.5 million USD), including a villa with a large garage holding five luxury cars.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Omar Rana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE6063XO20100107\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HghjKwYy9XuuPoHZLdMXwF7RgjM\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HghjKwYy9XuuPoHZLdMXwF7RgjM\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HghjKwYy9XuuPoHZLdMXwF7RgjM\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/HghjKwYy9XuuPoHZLdMXwF7RgjM\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=UxbOYXiNNmI:iUHs25G5z18:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=UxbOYXiNNmI:iUHs25G5z18:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=UxbOYXiNNmI:iUHs25G5z18:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=UxbOYXiNNmI:iUHs25G5z18:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=UxbOYXiNNmI:iUHs25G5z18:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=UxbOYXiNNmI:iUHs25G5z18:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=UxbOYXiNNmI:iUHs25G5z18:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re pretty sure it feels amazing to break records &#8211; but what about breaking a record for speeding and ending up in court? An unidentified millionaire raked up a record fine of 299,000 Swiss francs ($290,000 USD) after Swiss police caught him driving his red Ferrari Testarossa through a village at 62 mph. 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