Supreme Court: Car impounded after organized illegal racing on the E18

The illegal race, which according to the Supreme Court judgment was organized, took place from Liertoppen in the direction of Drammen. The speed was at times up to 180 kilometers per hour in a 100 zone.

– The Supreme Court attaches considerable importance to the fact that the first part of the driving was participation in organized illegal racing on public roads. This type of driving is a growing problem. Strong general preventive considerations then dictate that the car be impounded, writes the Supreme Court in the judgement.

After the race, the driver tried to run away from a civilian police car, still on the E18, according to the Supreme Court.

– Then his average speed over a stretch of more than nine kilometers was measured at 211 kilometers per hour, writes the court.

There were two passengers in the car.

Was hoping to keep the car

In the district court, the driver was sentenced to prison for 60 days. He also lost his driving license for 38 months and the car was confiscated. He appealed against the confiscation, but it was upheld in the Court of Appeal and now also in the Supreme Court.

The man in his 20s spoke up The messenger ahead of the verdict that he was happy that the case was taken up in the Supreme Court.

– I am very happy about the new treatment and not least an opportunity to get the car back, so I can sell it to clear the debt, he said.

– Dangerous to life

UP itself reacted strongly to the incident, writes Drammens Tidende.

Several masked men put their cars across and blocked traffic on the highway, so that the 20-year-old and another could complete the race.

– In the worst case, lives can be lost as a result of this. It is important to remember that you put yourself and others at enormous risk by driving like we witnessed on Friday. This is completely unacceptable, stated then group leader Morten Visdal in UP at the time.