Israeli Police Crack Down on Speeding in West Bank, Catching Teen Driver at 187 KPH
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Israeli police issued 527 traffic tickets and impounded 54 vehicles during a weekend enforcement operation in Judea and Samaria. A 19-year-old novice driver was caught speeding at 187 kph on Highway 60. In a separate incident, a 30-year-old Hebron resident was arrested for driving on a suspended license for the third time in six months.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli police issued 527 traffic tickets and impounded 54 vehicles in Judea and Samaria over the weekend.
- A 19-year-old novice driver was caught driving 187 kph in a 90 kph zone on Highway 60.
- Over 30 dangerous vehicles, known as 'meshtubot,' were confiscated during the operation.
- A driver caught driving on a suspended license for the third time in six months was arrested.
- The enforcement operation was conducted under the 'White Line' policy of District Commander Moshe Finchi.
Israeli police conducted an intensified enforcement operation on roads in Judea and Samaria over the past weekend, as part of an ongoing effort and under the "White Line" policy of Judea and Samaria District Commander Moshe Finchi. The operation resulted in 527 traffic tickets, the suspension of 48 driver's licenses, and the impoundment of 54 vehicles for serious offenses. Over 30 dangerous vehicles, known as 'meshtubot,' were also confiscated.
On Highway 60, traffic police in the Judea region detected a vehicle traveling at an excessive speed of 187 kph in a 90 kph zone. The driver, a 19-year-old novice driver from East Jerusalem, faces expedited traffic proceedings. In another incident on Highway 375 near Al Khader, an Israeli driver attempted to flee a police checkpoint on foot. This 30-year-old resident of Hebron had previously had his license suspended by police and the courts, and this was the third time in six months he was caught driving while suspended. He was arrested for investigation, and his vehicle was impounded for 60 days.