Posted On: November 2, 2008
Does Judge Buy Lame Speeding Excuse?
Just when you thought you'd heard them all... Check out this excuse for speeding, as reported in The Local:
A woman from southern Sweden has lost her bid to have a speeding fine overturned on the grounds that she was suffering from diarrhea at the time of the offence.
The 49-year-old woman from Trelleborg explained to the local district court that she was experiencing stomach problems when she was pulled over for driving 86 kilometres per hour in a 70 km/h zone.Only 86 in a 70 zone? How bad could it have been? Said the court:
A situation can only be classed as an emergency if somebody's life is in danger or if a driver hits the gas in an attempt to prevent a serious crime.
As the woman's desire to get home to her toilet did not fit into either category, the court ordered her to pay the speeding fine.Newman!
