Russian in Swiss street racing crash drove drunk
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Four Russians were reportedly racing their Lamborghini, Bugatti, Mercedes and Porsche at over 220 km an hour (about 150 miles an hour) on a scenic highway by Lake Geneva late on Thursday. The Lamborghini driver pulled ahead and hit a Volkswagen driven by a 70-year-old Swiss citizen, who received head injuries and is still in critical condition in hospital.
The Tribune de Geneve said the level of alcohol in the Russian driver's blood was 1.1 grams per liter. Under Swiss law, blood alcohol levels above 0.8 g/l can carry a fine, arrest and the confiscation of a driving license for at least three months.
The Russian, who has not been named, was also hospitalized, but no information has been released on his state of health.
The other street racers fled the scene, but were identified later that night as Russian nationals aged between 20 and 25.
The paper said the Russian is registered in the Canton of Geneva, but holds a Russian driving license, which is not valid in Switzerland.
The other three Russians face charges for not helping a man whose life was in danger. They were detained for questioning and released, the paper said.
Switzerland has become a popular tourist destination for rich Russians, who have also been buying up high-end property in the country.
Russia's Consulate General in Geneva, however, did not confirm on Monday that those involved in the accident were Russian nationals.
Speaking on the phone, a consular official said they had asked the Swiss authorities last week to confirm the nationality of those involved in the incident but had received no reply yet.
"All Russian-speaking foreigners are called Russians here, even if they are citizens of another country," a consulate official said, adding they learned about the crash from Swiss media.
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MotherForTruth
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Sad story, but very common behavior of young spoiled sons and daughters of rich around the world. The justice is measured by the size of the valet.
- 2 years ago
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MotherForTruth
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Vierotchka
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MotherForTruth:
So, a small valet who is about five feet tall is not as good as a valet who is six feet tall? ;)
- 2 years ago
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Vierotchka
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EdJoyProductions
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So he was driving illegally and drunk and almost killed a pedestrian. What is going to happen to him?
- 2 years ago
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EdJoyProductions
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tangibleparadox
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EdJoyProductions:
if it were america? a slap on the wrist with a sleazy lawyer. ^_^; there, i have no clue.
- 2 years ago
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tangibleparadox
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Vierotchka
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EdJoyProductions:
He didn't almost kill a pedestrian, he almost killed a man driving normally by ramming into the man's car from behind, shooting it some 50 meters away (one meter is a bit longer than one yard).
- 2 years ago
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Vierotchka
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Progresshiv
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What a waste.
- 2 years ago
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Progresshiv
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Vierotchka
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I am very familiar with the stretch of road on which this happened, having driven on it a great many thousands of times. These four young Russians are the spoilt brat sons of Russian Oligarchs, the luxury sports cars they were driving are rented cars, and the poor old German pensioner is in hospital fighting for his life.
- 2 years ago
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Vierotchka
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sepia346
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Vierotchka:
What German prisoner do you refer to?
- 2 years ago
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sepia346
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Vierotchka
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Vierotchka:
sepia346, I did not refer to any prisoner whatsoever. Read my post again - I referred to an old German PENSIONER. :)
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Vierotchka
