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Swiss Millionaire Hit By Record Speed Fine

Posted by samzenpus on from the fight-the-ticket dept.

tugfoigel writes "A Swiss court has slapped a local millionaire with a record speeding fine of $290,000.The man was reportedly caught driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137km/h (85mph) through a village.The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist's wealth — assessed by the court as $22.7m — and on his status as a repeat offender."

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  1. Re:My word! by hardburn · · Score: 0, Troll

    They only kill the children worth killing.

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