The car the man was driving when he allegedly committed the speeding violation is pictured in this image provided by Hokkaido Prefectural Police.
SAPPORO — Hokkaido Prefectural Police arrested a 50-year-old driver on Sept. 24 after he was recorded traveling 183 kilometers per hour in a 60 kph zone.
The man, a resident of Sapporo’s Chuo Ward, was arrested on suspicion of speeding in violation of the Road Traffic Act. According to police, his recorded speed of 183 kph — 123 kph over the limit — was the highest speeding violation since the introduction of portable speed enforcement devices in 2019.
He is specifically accused of traveling at 183 kph on Sapporo’s Hitsujigaoka-dori avenue, which runs through the city’s Kiyota Ward, at around 8:25 p.m. on Sept. 8.
Police said the man was on his way home at the time, and had admitted to the allegations against him, stating, “I was going fishing the next day, so I wanted to get home quickly to sleep.”
A speed enforcement device installed at the scene detected the violation, and the vehicle was identified through the car’s license plate, leading to the man’s arrest.
(Japanese original by Yukika Wada, Hokkaido News Department)
AloJapan.com