The Bern cantonal police tracked him down after coming across a video that had been sent to them almost by chance. It showed someone driving at 94 km/h in a 30 km/h zone and at 248 km/h on a motorway with a 100 km/h speed limit. It was July 2024. The driver was 22 at the time, and his licence had already been revoked.
From there, things got complicated. As they checked their mobile phones, the investigators uncovered more offences. One after another. In the end, they reached 24. Driving with a suspended licence on several occasions, amongst other things. The young man will appear in court, and there are still offences under investigation that could be added to the list.
In Switzerland, traffic enforcement does not rely solely on fixed speed cameras. The police analyse video footage, inspect devices where there is reasonable cause, and open cases that may cover offences committed months earlier. This is not the case in Spain, where many fines become time-barred or get lost in the paperwork. Here, they are compiled, investigated and end up in court.
How do you end up with 24 points? You commit one offence, then another, and in the meantime you carry on driving as if nothing had happened. In Switzerland, it usually ends badly.