by Holly Tribe
Do you love caravanning enough to risk a high speed accident with oncoming traffic whilst being chased by the police?
No? Well, a 70-year-old was caught doing just that last October in his home country of Sweden when he was clocked doing speeds approaching 170km/h – more than double the local speed limit.
His excuse? To get to a caravan showroom before it closed for the day.
In his haste to get to the shop, the 70-year-old sped past a minibus full of police officers who were unsuccessfully trying to overtake him and set up a road block.
According to The Local, an English speaking Swedish news provider, ‘the man was seen overtaking cars into oncoming traffic and around blind corners’ before eventually being stopped by a second police unit.
The man was arrested for aggravated reckless driving and driving without a licence when it was discovered he had previously had his license revoked on the grounds of poor health.
In his defence during the trial at BorÃ¥s district court, the man explained he was ‘desperate to get to the caravan showroom in Fritsla before it closed for the day’.
