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Flashed instead of vaccinated: An 88-year-old man from the French part of Alsace drove into a speed camera at 191 kilometers per hour.
As the police in the Bas-Rhin department announced, the incident occurred on Thursday around noon.
When the officials stopped him near the town of Bischoffsheim, the man justified the massive speeding violation with a corona vaccination appointment, which he would otherwise be late for.
A maximum of 110 kilometers per hour was allowed on the route.
The senior lost his driver's license by exceeding the speed limit.
His car was also shut down for the time being.
According to the AFP news agency, the man now has to get his corona vaccination at a later date.
In view of the age of the driver after the incident, the police made a request to all road users: "For everyone's safety: Let's keep the speed limits together - even after 60 years with a driver's license!"
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