Racing drivers stopped in southern Athens

Two motorists were arrested successful southern Athens implicit the weekend for allegedly racing each other, hitting speeds of implicit 150 kilometers an hr and manoeuvring dangerously, authorities said.

A constabulary statement said traffic constabulary patrolling the Vouliagmeni country for racers pursued the speeding cars “following each information measures to avert immoderate hazard of accident,” and brought them to a halt connected the country of Athinas and Niovis streets.

Police said the suspects were racing aboriginal Saturday connected roads where the speed bounds was up to 70 kph. 

The drivers, aged 32 and 19, look reckless driving charges.

Police person stepped up a nationwide crackdown connected unsafe driving successful caller months, while the authorities has drastically tightened penalties for breaches of the road code.