Caught red-handed! Police seize Lamborghini from speedster
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While we don't know how it feels to drive a luxurious car, it’s safe to assume it can be quite a thrilling experience. We can imagine how enjoyable it would be to just roll its windows down and cruise on an empty highway and feel the wind on our faces. Sounds fun, doesn’t it?
But one luxury car owner had too much fun recently and now they’re paying the price.
It’s already an unfortunate situation for normal drivers, but getting caught speeding and having your car impounded is probably a nightmare for expensive car owners who covet their possession. However, this was the case for a 48-year-old man who had his $800,000 Lamborghini Aventador seized by police.
According to reports, the driver of the luxury sports car was caught allegedly speeding at 155 kilometres per hour (km/hr) on a busy Perth highway – 55 km/hr over the speed limit.
The alleged speedster was detected on Reid Highway, near the intersection of Malaga Drive at about 12:55 pm on January 28. Officers quickly looked into the matter to try and catch the driver.
The luxury car was spotted again on Stirling Highway in Peppermint Grove on Friday. Almost a month later, the police pulled the driver over on Fairlight Street in Mosman Park.
They arrested the Lamborghini owner soon after.
The man was charged with reckless driving exceeding the speed limit by 45 km/hr or more and had his expensive vehicle impounded for 28 days.
The man is set to face Midland Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 26.
According to Western Australia’s road rules and penalties, cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles caught speeding more than 40 km/hr will incur a fine of $1,200 and 7 demerit points.
The WA Road Safety Commission also launched the ‘No one plans a crash’ campaign in January this year. This was done in a bid to encourage road safety and decrease the number of road deaths and injuries.
In a statement posted on Western Australia’s state website, the objective of the campaign is to have all road users understand that ‘catastrophic’ crashes can easily happen to anyone on any day. ‘Even to those who consider themselves safe, law-abiding road users,’ the campaign announcement read.
‘Zero deaths and serious injuries on WA roads is achievable, one journey at a time,’ it continued.
This campaign uses everyday scenarios to highlight the number of tragedies encountered while driving and shows how each situation could have been avoided or had a lower impact if people made better ‘one-off’ choices. It was reported that the development of the campaign was made possible due to the numerous research and evidence-based resources.
According to the research conducted to support this campaign, 175 had lost their lives on WA roads in 2022 and around 1,700 people are seriously injured each year. Across Australia, there were a total of 109 road deaths recorded in January alone.
‘Each one of these deaths was someone’s child, someone’s parent, someone’s brother, someone’s friend,’ the statement read.
It continued: ‘The majority of road crashes are not caused by illegal activity. If we drive consciously – by being alert, planning to leave on time, interacting with other road users courteously and respectfully – the number of crashes can be reduced.’
This campaign will also be monitored during its time in the market, and subsequently evaluated, to ensure learnings relating to positive behaviour change or any improvements recorded help inform further campaign extensions.
The campaign videos are available online. You can watch one of them below:
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But one luxury car owner had too much fun recently and now they’re paying the price.
It’s already an unfortunate situation for normal drivers, but getting caught speeding and having your car impounded is probably a nightmare for expensive car owners who covet their possession. However, this was the case for a 48-year-old man who had his $800,000 Lamborghini Aventador seized by police.
According to reports, the driver of the luxury sports car was caught allegedly speeding at 155 kilometres per hour (km/hr) on a busy Perth highway – 55 km/hr over the speed limit.
This luxury sports car costs over AU $800,000. Credit: Lamborghini
The alleged speedster was detected on Reid Highway, near the intersection of Malaga Drive at about 12:55 pm on January 28. Officers quickly looked into the matter to try and catch the driver.
The luxury car was spotted again on Stirling Highway in Peppermint Grove on Friday. Almost a month later, the police pulled the driver over on Fairlight Street in Mosman Park.
They arrested the Lamborghini owner soon after.
The man was charged with reckless driving exceeding the speed limit by 45 km/hr or more and had his expensive vehicle impounded for 28 days.
The man is set to face Midland Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 26.
According to Western Australia’s road rules and penalties, cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles caught speeding more than 40 km/hr will incur a fine of $1,200 and 7 demerit points.
The man was charged with reckless driving and had his car taken away. Credit: Victoria Ouarets/Pexels
In a statement posted on Western Australia’s state website, the objective of the campaign is to have all road users understand that ‘catastrophic’ crashes can easily happen to anyone on any day. ‘Even to those who consider themselves safe, law-abiding road users,’ the campaign announcement read.
‘Zero deaths and serious injuries on WA roads is achievable, one journey at a time,’ it continued.
This campaign uses everyday scenarios to highlight the number of tragedies encountered while driving and shows how each situation could have been avoided or had a lower impact if people made better ‘one-off’ choices. It was reported that the development of the campaign was made possible due to the numerous research and evidence-based resources.
According to the research conducted to support this campaign, 175 had lost their lives on WA roads in 2022 and around 1,700 people are seriously injured each year. Across Australia, there were a total of 109 road deaths recorded in January alone.
‘Each one of these deaths was someone’s child, someone’s parent, someone’s brother, someone’s friend,’ the statement read.
It continued: ‘The majority of road crashes are not caused by illegal activity. If we drive consciously – by being alert, planning to leave on time, interacting with other road users courteously and respectfully – the number of crashes can be reduced.’
This campaign will also be monitored during its time in the market, and subsequently evaluated, to ensure learnings relating to positive behaviour change or any improvements recorded help inform further campaign extensions.
The campaign videos are available online. You can watch one of them below:
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